DIETARY VITAMIN D AND CALCIUM AND RISK OF COLORECTAL CANCER
β Scribed by Heilbrun, LanceK.; Nomura, Abraham; Hankin, JeanH.; Stemmermann, GrantN.
- Book ID
- 122690882
- Publisher
- The Lancet
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 130 KB
- Volume
- 325
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0140-6736
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