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Risk assessment of aflatoxin-related liver cancer in Bangladesh

Nikita Saha TurnaDepartment of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USAView further author information
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Felicia WuDepartment of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 320-326 | Received 11 Sep 2018, Accepted 01 Jan 2019, Published online: 29 Jan 2019

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