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Mortality study of inhabitants in a cadmium-polluted area

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Nakagawa, H., Kawano, S., Okumura, Y. et al. Mortality study of inhabitants in a cadmium-polluted area. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 38, 553–560 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01608585

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