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. 2008 Feb 16;371(9612):536-7.

doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60247-0.

Excess body fatness: an important cause of most cancers

Susanna C Larsson¹, Alicja Wolk

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¹ Division of Nutritional Epidemiology, National Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden. Susanna.Larsson@ki.se

PMID: 18280312
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60247-0

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Excess body fatness: an important cause of most cancers

Susanna C Larsson et al. Lancet. 2008.

. 2008 Feb 16;371(9612):536-7.

doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60247-0.

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Susanna C Larsson¹, Alicja Wolk

Affiliation

¹ Division of Nutritional Epidemiology, National Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden. Susanna.Larsson@ki.se

PMID: 18280312
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60247-0

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Body-mass index and incidence of cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective observational studies.
Renehan AG, Tyson M, Egger M, Heller RF, Zwahlen M. Renehan AG, et al. Lancet. 2008 Feb 16;371(9612):569-78. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60269-X. Lancet. 2008. PMID: 18280327

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