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Original Article

Mortality among a Cohort of Female Farm Residents in New York State

Ying Wang Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology Center for Environmental Health New York State Department of Health Troy, New York
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Syni-An Hwang Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology Center for Environmental Health New York State Department of Health Troy, New York
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Elizabeth L. Lewis-Michl Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology Center for Environmental Health New York State Department of Health Troy, New York
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Edward F. Fitzgerald Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology Center for Environmental Health New York State Department of Health Troy, New York
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Alice D. Stark Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology Center for Environmental Health New York State Department of Health Troy, New York
Pages 642-648 | Published online: 07 Aug 2010

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