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Dewailly, É., Weber, J.P., Gingras, S. et al. Coplanar PCBs in human milk in the Province of Québec, Canada: Are they more toxic than dioxin for breast fed infants?. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 47, 491–498 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01700935
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