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Exposure of Danish Workers to Trichloroethylene, 1947-1989

Ole Raaschou-Nielsen Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Johnni Hansen Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Birthe L. Thomsen Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Inger Johansen National Institute for Occupational Health, Denmark
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Loren Lipworth International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, Maryland and Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical School, Nashville, Tennessee
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Joseph K. McLaughlin International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, Maryland and Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical School, Nashville, Tennessee
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Jørgen H. Olsen Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark and the Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical School, Nashville, Tennessee
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Pages 693-703 | Published online: 30 Nov 2010

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