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Nitrates in Drinking Water and the Risk of Death from Childhood Brain Tumors in Taiwan

Hsu-Huei Weng Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Chiayi, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taiwan; Department of Respiratory Care, Chang Gung Institute of Technology, Chiayi, Taiwan; Department of Psychology, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan
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Shang-Shyue Tsai Department of Health Care Administration, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan
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Trong-Neng Wu Graduate Institute of Environmental Health, China Medical, University, Taichung, Taiwan; Division of Environmental Health and Occupational Medicine, National Health Research Institute, Miaoli, Taiwan
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Fung-Chang Sung Department of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Chun-Yuh Yang Division of Environmental Health and Occupational Medicine, National Health Research Institute, Miaoli, Taiwan; Faculty of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 769-778 | Received 01 Oct 2010, Accepted 30 Nov 2010, Published online: 02 May 2011

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