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. 1998 Nov 14;317(7169):1350-1.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.317.7169.1350.

Leg length and risk of cancer in the Boyd Orr cohort

D J Gunnell  1 , G D Smith, J M Holly, S Frankel
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Leg length and risk of cancer in the Boyd Orr cohort

D J Gunnell et al. BMJ. .

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  • BMJ 2000 Mar 25;320(7238):867
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