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The epidemiology of breast cancer
Article first published online: 31 DEC 2008
DOI: 10.3322/canjclin.41.3.146
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Kelsey, J. L. and Gammon, M. D. (1991), The epidemiology of breast cancer. CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 41: 146–165. doi: 10.3322/canjclin.41.3.146
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