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International Journal of Circumpolar Health Volume 63, 2004 - Issue sup2
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Parkinson’s disease among Inuit in Greenland: organochlorines as risk factors

O. G. KoldkjærDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry and
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L. WermuthDepartment of Neurology, Sønderborg Hospital, University of SouthernDenmark,
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P. BjerregaardSection for Research in Greenland, National Institute of Public Health, Copenhagen Ø, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 366-368 | Published online: 01 Sep 2004

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