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Archives of Environmental Health: An International Journal Volume 42, 1987 - Issue 2
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Methylmercury Exposure and Mortality in Japan: A Life Table Analysis

Hidehiko Tamashiro Ph.D., Dr. P.H. Department of Epidemiology, National Institute for Minamata Disease, Minamata City, Kumamoto, Japan
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Kazuo Fukutomi D.V.M., Ph.D. Department of Public Health Statistics, Institute of Public Health, Minato-ku Tokyo, Japan
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Eun Sul Lee Ph.D. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, Houston, Texas, USA
Pages 100-107 | Received 24 Apr 1985, Accepted 25 Aug 1986, Published online: 03 Aug 2010

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