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. 2015 Jul 19;370(1673):20150198.
doi: 10.1098/rstb.2015.0198.

Quantitative implications of the approximate irrelevance of mammalian body size and lifespan to lifelong cancer risk

Richard Peto  1
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Quantitative implications of the approximate irrelevance of mammalian body size and lifespan to lifelong cancer risk

Richard Peto. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. .
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