Liver dysfunction in residents exposed to leachate from a toxic waste dump.
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Liver dysfunction in residents exposed to leachate from a toxic waste dump.
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Health Perspectives
سال: 1983
ISSN: 0091-6765,1552-9924
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.83489