BioMed Central

Medicine, Biology

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1. World Health Organization. Climate change. 2023. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-and-health. Accessed 15 Oct 2026.
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1. Lee H. To Kill a Mockingbird. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott; 1960.
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Journal Article
1. Watson JD, Crick FHC. Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid. Nature. 1953;171:737–8. https://doi.org/10.1038/171737a0.
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1. Wilford JN. Men Walk on Moon. The New York Times. 1969;1.
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BioMed Central
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Medicine, Biology
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