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Re: Kheifets et al. (2017): Residential magnetic fields exposure and childhood leukemia: a population-based case–control study in California

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Funding was provided by Electric Power Research Institute (Grant No. 2964) and National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (Grant No. P30 ES 07048-11).

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Thomas, D.C. Re: Kheifets et al. (2017): Residential magnetic fields exposure and childhood leukemia: a population-based case–control study in California. Cancer Causes Control 29, 609–610 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-018-1037-9

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