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Human pollution by chlordane and life of subjects

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  1. Department of Community Health Science, Saga Medical School, Nabeshima 5-1-1, 849, Saga, Japan

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Hirai, Y., Tomokuni, K. Human pollution by chlordane and life of subjects. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 54, 135–141 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00196280

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