Maternal periconceptional occupational exposure to pesticides and selected musculoskeletal birth defects
β Scribed by Kielb, Christine; Lin, Shao; Herdt-Losavio, Michele; Bell, Erin; Chapman, Bonnie; Rocheleau, Carissa M.; Lawson, Christina; Waters, Martha; Stewart, Patricia; Olney, Richard S.; Romitti, Paul A.; Cao, Yanyan; Druschel, Charlotte
- Book ID
- 121231779
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- German
- Weight
- 447 KB
- Volume
- 217
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1438-4639
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