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Muscat, J.E. (2002). Wireless Phone Use and the Risk of Primary Brain Cancer. In: Carlo, G.L., Thibodeau, P.M. (eds) Wireless Phones And Health II. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46901-4_21

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