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Original Article

Background Radiation and Cancer Mortality in Bavaria: An Ecological Analysis

Alfred Körblein PhD The Munich Environmental Institute, Nürnberg, Germany
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Wolfgang Hoffmann MD, MPH The Institute for Community Medicine, University of Greifswald, Germany
Pages 109-114 | Published online: 07 Aug 2010

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