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. 2002 Feb 2;324(7332):300.

Widespread body pain and mortality. Theories that psychological states cause cancer should be rejected

Andrew Vickers
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Widespread body pain and mortality. Theories that psychological states cause cancer should be rejected

Andrew Vickers. BMJ. .
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