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Increased incidence of cancer near a cell-phone transmitter station
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Wolf R, Wolf D · 2004
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Wolf R, Wolf D (2004). Increased incidence of cancer near a cell-phone transmitter station.
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@article{increased_incidence_of_cancer_near_a_cell_phone_transmitter_station_ce1210,
author = {Wolf R and Wolf D},
title = {Increased incidence of cancer near a cell-phone transmitter station},
year = {2004},
doi = {10.1016/s2542-5196(18)30221-3},
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