Height as a sex-cancer mediator? Interpret with caution

Editorial

Lois A Gelfand et al. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2013.

. 2013 Jun 19;105(12):843-4.

doi: 10.1093/jnci/djt129. Epub 2013 May 24.

No abstract available

Comment on

Height as an explanatory factor for sex differences in human cancer.
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Re: Height as an explanatory factor for sex differences in human cancer.
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