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Editorial
. 2009 Nov 18;302(19):2152-3.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2009.1691.

Assessing cancer prevention studies--a matter of time

Bettina F Drake, Graham A Colditz
Editorial

Assessing cancer prevention studies--a matter of time

Bettina F Drake et al. JAMA. .
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