Too much of a good thing? Nitrate from nitrogen fertilizers and cancer

Reviews on Environmental Health

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 357-363

  Ward, Mary H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 77949401960     PISSN: 00487554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/REVEH.2009.24.4.357     Document Type: Review

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