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Soto, A.M., Rubin, B.S., Sonnenschein, C. (2007). Endocrine Disruption and the Female. In: Gore, A.C. (eds) Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals. Contemporary Endocrinology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-59745-107-X_2

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