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Archives of Environmental Health: An International Journal Volume 42, 1987 - Issue 6
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Common-Source Community and Industrial Exposure to Trichloroethylene

Dr. Philip J. Landrigan M.D., M.Sc. Division of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, 1 Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, New York, USA
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Gary F. Stein M.D., M.P.H. Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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John R. Kominsky C.I.H., M.Sc. Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Raymond L. Ruhe Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Arthur S. Watanabe Pharm.D. Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Pages 327-332 | Received 17 Mar 1987, Accepted 23 Jun 1987, Published online: 03 Aug 2010

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