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Lead levels among various deciduous tooth types

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  1. Neuroepidemiology Unit, Children's Hospital, 02115, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Michael B. Rabinowitz, David Bellinger & Alan Leviton

  2. Graduate Institute of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Michael B. Rabinowitz & Jung -Der Wang

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Rabinowitz, M.B., Bellinger, D., Leviton, A. et al. Lead levels among various deciduous tooth types. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 47, 602–608 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01700952

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