Exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs): Implications for school psychologists

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 709-714

  Cook Cottone, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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EID: 4043095652     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.20012     Document Type: Article

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