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. 2010 Mar;21(2):272-3.
doi: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e3181cc9241.

Anthropometric characteristics and multiple myeloma risk

Yani Lu, Jane Sullivan-Halley, Katherine D Henderson, Huiyan Ma, Pamela L Horn-Ross, Peggy Reynolds, Rosemary Cress, Leslie Bernstein

Anthropometric characteristics and multiple myeloma risk

Yani Lu et al. Epidemiology. 2010 Mar.
No abstract available

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