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B. Fixa, O. Komárková, K. Krejsek, J. Bures & Z. Nozicka
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Fixa, B., Komárková, O., Krejsek, K. et al. Epidemiology. Ir J Med Sci 161 (Suppl 10), 59–68 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02942891
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