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A review of body size and breast cancer risk in Hispanic and African American women

✍ Scribed by Krystal R. Sexton; Luisa Franzini; R. Sue Day; Abenaa Brewster; Sally W. Vernon; Melissa L. Bondy

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2011
Tongue: English
Weight: 293 KB
Volume: 117
Category: Article
ISSN: 0008-543X
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.26217

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