A systematic critical review of epidemiological studies on public health concerns of municipal solid waste handling

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  2017

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  Perspectives in Public Health

• Publication date

  2017-03-01

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  Medicine, Business, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1177/1757913916639077PMID 27013542
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