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Environmental Endocrine Modulators and Human Health: An Assessment of the Biological Evidence

Robert J. Golden Environmental Risk Sciences, Washington, D.C.
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Kenneth L. Noller Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
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Linda Titus-Ernstoff Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Lebanon, NH
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Raymond H. Kaufman Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Houston, TX
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Robert Mittendorf Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chicago Lying In Hospital, Chicago, IL
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Robert Stillman Shady Grove Fertility Centers, Washington, D.C.
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Elizabeth A. Reese National Research Council, Washington, D.C.
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Pages 109-227 | Published online: 29 Sep 2008

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