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Occup Med (Lond) 72(3):184-190, 2022
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Sorahan T, Nichols L Motor neuron disease risk and magnetic field exposures · 2022
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Sorahan T, Nichols L Motor neuron disease risk and magnetic field exposures (2022). Occup Med (Lond) 72(3):184-190, 2022.
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@article{occup_med_lond_723184_190_2022_ce4554,
author = {Sorahan T and Nichols L Motor neuron disease risk and magnetic field exposures},
title = {Occup Med (Lond) 72(3):184-190, 2022},
year = {2022},
doi = {10.2196/34384},
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