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    "Escuela Profesional de Medicina Humana, Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Cusco, Peru. Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco Escuela Profesional de Medicina Humana Facultad de Medicina Humana Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco Cusco Peru",
    "Unidad de Epidemiología, Dirección de Inteligencia Sanitaria, Red de Servicios de Salud Chumbivilcas, Cusco, Peru. Unidad de Epidemiología Dirección de Inteligencia Sanitaria Red de Servicios de Salud Chumbivilcas Cusco Peru",
    "Dirección de Salud de las Personas, Dirección Ejecutiva de Atención Integral de Salud, Gerencia Regional de Salud Cusco, Ministerio de Salud, Cusco, Peru. Dirección de Salud de las Personas, Dirección Ejecutiva de Atención Integral de Salud Gerencia Regional de Salud Cusco Ministerio de Salud Cusco Peru",
    "Centro de Salud de Livitaca, Red de Servicios de Salud Chumbivilcas, Cusco, Peru. Centro de Salud de Livitaca Red de Servicios de Salud Chumbivilcas Cusco Peru",
    "Dirección de Laboratorio de Referencia Regional de Salud Pública, Gerencia Regional de Salud Cusco, Ministerio de Salud, Cusco, Peru. Dirección de Laboratorio de Referencia Regional de Salud Pública Gerencia Regional de Salud Cusco Ministerio de Salud Cusco Peru"
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  "title": "Prevalence and factors associated with high arsenic exposure in the adult population of Chumbivilcas in Cusco, Peru 2024",
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