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Assessment of ALS mortality in a cohort of formaldehyde-exposed garment workers

Lynne E. PinkertonIndustrywide Studies Branch, Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Misty J. HeinIndustrywide Studies Branch, Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Alysha MeyersIndustrywide Studies Branch, Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Freya KamelEpidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
Pages 353-355 | Received 27 Dec 2012, Accepted 17 Feb 2013, Published online: 09 Apr 2013

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