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Original Articles

Comparing Water, Bovine Milk, and Indoor Residual Spraying as Possible Sources of DDTand Pyrethroid Residues in Breast Milk

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Pages 842-851 | Received 22 Apr 2008, Accepted 06 Feb 2009, Published online: 23 Jun 2009

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