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Comment
. 2003 Nov 3;89(9):1814-5; author reply 1815.
doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601351.

Prostate cancer, insulin, and androgen deprivation therapy

P Stattin, R Kaaks
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Prostate cancer, insulin, and androgen deprivation therapy

P Stattin et al. Br J Cancer. .
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