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Archives of Environmental Health: An International Journal Volume 44, 1989 - Issue 6
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Decreasing Blood Lead in Swedish Children, 1978–1988

Andrejs Schütz Ph.D. Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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Robyn Attewell M.Sc. Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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Staffan Skerfving M.D. Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
Pages 391-394 | Accepted 03 Aug 1989, Published online: 03 Aug 2010

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