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. 2001 Apr;58(4):281–288. doi: 10.1136/oem.58.4.281

ARE PROBLEMS WITH MALE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CAUSED BY ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION?

M Joffe
PMCID: PMC1740113  PMID: 11245747

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