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Urinary transforming growth factor-alpha in individuals exposed to arsenic in drinking water in Bangladesh

Do TAMARA The Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA. e-mail: pwb
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ANGELA GAMBELUNGHE The Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA. e-mail: pwb
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GAMBELUNGHE AHSAN The Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA. e-mail: pwb
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JOSEPH GRAZIANO The Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA. e-mail: pwb
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MARY PERRIN The Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA. e-mail: pwb
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VESNA SLAVKOVICH The Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA. e-mail: pwb
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FARUQUE PARVEZ The Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA. e-mail: pwb
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ABUL HASNAT MILTON NGO Forum, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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PAUL BRANDT-RAUF The Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA. e-mail: pwb
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Pages 127-132 | Published online: 29 Sep 2008

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