Impact of the environment on reproductive health: executive summary.

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Published in Environ Health Perspect on July 01, 1993

Authors

F Michal1, K M Grigor, A Negro-Vilar, N E Skakkebaek

Author Affiliations

1: Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.

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