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Research Papers

Micronuclei frequency in peripheral blood lymphocytes of healthy subjects living in Turin (North-Italy): contribution of body mass index, age and sex

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Pages 48-54 | Received 21 May 2019, Accepted 30 Dec 2019, Published online: 23 Jan 2020

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