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Styrene and breast cancer incidence in Texas: a comment on an ecological association

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  1. Department of Epidemiology, The Dow Chemical Company, 1803 Building, 48674, Midland, MI, USA

    Carol J. Burns

  2. ToxWorks, 1153 Roadstown Road, Bridgeton, New Jersey

    George Cruzan

  3. Shell Oil Company, Shell Health Services–USA, One Shell Plaza, 2463, Houston, Texas, USA

    Shan P. Tsai

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Burns, C., Cruzan, G. & Tsai, S. Styrene and breast cancer incidence in Texas: a comment on an ecological association. Breast Cancer Res Treat 97, 339–340 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-005-9087-6

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