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Research Article

Comparison of urinary aflatoxin M1 and aflatoxin albumin adducts as biomarkers for assessing aflatoxin exposure in Tanzanian children

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Pages 131-136 | Received 11 Oct 2016, Accepted 17 Jan 2017, Published online: 20 Feb 2017

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