Annals of conflicting results: Looking back on electromagnetic field research

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 155, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1443-1446

  Schoen, Deborah ^a  

^a NONE

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ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER RISK; DOSIMETRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FRANCE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 0029857747     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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