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Original Articles

Exposure to Power Frequency Magnetic Fields and Risk of Breast Cancer in the Upper Cape Cod Cancer Incidence Study

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Pages 359-367 | Received 27 Jun 1997, Accepted 11 Aug 1997, Published online: 05 Apr 2010

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