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Invalid Controls Undermine Conclusions of FDA Studies

TOXICOLOGICAL SCIENCES (2014)

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TOXICOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Volume 141, Issue 1, Pages 2-2

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OXFORD UNIV PRESS

DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfu100

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