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Comment
. 2002 Aug;51(2):147.
doi: 10.1136/gut.51.2.147.

Obesity, gender, and colon cancer

E Giovannucci  1
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Obesity, gender, and colon cancer

E Giovannucci. Gut. 2002 Aug.
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