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A code of practice for the conduct of systematic reviews in toxicology and environmental health research (COSTER)

Whaley, Paul; Aiassa, Elisa; Beausoleil, Claire; Beronius, Anna; Bilotta, Gary; Boobis, Alan; de Vries, Rob; Hanberg, Annika; Hoffmann, Sebastian; Hunt, Neil; Kwiatkowski, Carol; Lam, Juleen; Lipworth, Steven; Martin, Olwenn; Randall, Nicola; Rhomberg, Lorenz; Rooney, Andrew A.; Schünemann, Holger J.; Wikoff, Daniele; Wolffe, Taylor; Halsall, Crispin

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