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Carbon monoxide exposure may underlie the increased leukaemia risk in children living next to motor highways

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  1. Division of Medical Biochemistry, Biocenter, Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria

    Barbara Strasser & Johann M. Gostner

  2. Division of Biological Chemistry, Biocenter, Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria

    Dietmar Fuchs

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Strasser, B., Gostner, J.M. & Fuchs, D. Carbon monoxide exposure may underlie the increased leukaemia risk in children living next to motor highways. Eur J Epidemiol 30, 1329–1330 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-015-0108-4

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