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Letter to the Editor

Response to letters regarding “Cosmetic talc as a risk factor for pleural mesothelioma: a weight of evidence evaluation of the epidemiology”

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Pages 1-4 | Received 05 Dec 2017, Accepted 12 Dec 2017, Published online: 21 Feb 2018

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