Body size and risk of colon and rectal cancer in the European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC).

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• Publication year

  2006

• Venue

  Journal of the National Cancer Institute

• Publication date

  2006-07-05

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Physics, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1093/JNCI/DJJ246PMID 16818856
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