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Original Articles

Musculoskeletal changes in children prenatally exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls and related compounds (Yu‐Cheng children)

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Pages 83-93 | Received 04 Feb 1993, Accepted 22 Jun 1993, Published online: 20 Oct 2009

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