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. 1974 May;7:253–323. doi: 10.1289/ehp.747253

Environmental impact of cadmium: a review by the Panel on Hazardous Trace Substances.

M Fleischer, A F Sarofim, D W Fassett, P Hammond, H T Shacklette, I C Nisbet, S Epstein
PMCID: PMC1475119  PMID: 4598460

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