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BMC Public Healthjournal_title
BMC public healthauthors
Bratberg GH,Nilsen TI,Holmen TL,Vatten LJdoi
10.1186/1471-2458-7-54subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2007-04-12 00:00:00pages
54issn
1471-2458pii
1471-2458-7-54journal_volume
7pub_type
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