Characterizing Environmental and Occupational Exposures Associated to Kidney Function among Migrant Farm workers in Mexico
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Migrant farm-workers and health.
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Epidemiology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2474-7882
DOI: 10.1097/01.ee9.0000608640.74717.4a