Made in China: Cancer villages

Environment

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 8-21

  Liu, Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 77951056534     PISSN: 00139157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00139151003618118     Document Type: Article

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