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DOI 10.1038/142034a0 10.1038/142034a0
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Dodds, E. C., Golberg, L., Lawson, W., & Robinson, R. (1938). Œstrogenic Activity of Alkylated Stilœstrols. Nature, 142(3583), 34-34. https://doi.org/10.1038/142034a0
Dodds EC, Golberg L, Lawson W, Robinson R. Œstrogenic Activity of Alkylated Stilœstrols. Nature. 1938;142(3583):34-34. doi:10.1038/142034a0
Dodds, E. C., et al. "Œstrogenic Activity of Alkylated Stilœstrols." Nature, vol. 142, no. 3583, 1938, pp. 34-34.
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