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Comment
. 2021 Jan 11;193(2):E58.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.77367.

Highlighting obesity as a risk factor for endometrial cancer

Andrea N Simpson  1 , Genevieve Lennox  2
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Comment

Highlighting obesity as a risk factor for endometrial cancer

Andrea N Simpson et al. CMAJ. .
No abstract available

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Competing interests: None declared.

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  • Obesity in adults: a clinical practice guideline.
    Wharton S, Lau DCW, Vallis M, Sharma AM, Biertho L, Campbell-Scherer D, Adamo K, Alberga A, Bell R, Boulé N, Boyling E, Brown J, Calam B, Clarke C, Crowshoe L, Divalentino D, Forhan M, Freedhoff Y, Gagner M, Glazer S, Grand C, Green M, Hahn M, Hawa R, Henderson R, Hong D, Hung P, Janssen I, Jacklin K, Johnson-Stoklossa C, Kemp A, Kirk S, Kuk J, Langlois MF, Lear S, McInnes A, Macklin D, Naji L, Manjoo P, Morin MP, Nerenberg K, Patton I, Pedersen S, Pereira L, Piccinini-Vallis H, Poddar M, Poirier P, Prud'homme D, Salas XR, Rueda-Clausen C, Russell-Mayhew S, Shiau J, Sherifali D, Sievenpiper J, Sockalingam S, Taylor V, Toth E, Twells L, Tytus R, Walji S, Walker L, Wicklum S. Wharton S, et al. CMAJ. 2020 Aug 4;192(31):E875-E891. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.191707. CMAJ. 2020. PMID: 32753461 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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