Abstract:
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journal_name
Int J Epidemioljournal_title
International journal of epidemiologyauthors
Gilman SE,Martin LT,Abrams DB,Kawachi I,Kubzansky L,Loucks EB,Rende R,Rudd R,Buka SLdoi
10.1093/ije/dym250subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2008-06-01 00:00:00pages
615-24issue
3eissn
0300-5771issn
1464-3685pii
dym250journal_volume
37pub_type
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