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. 1998 Nov 14;317(7169):1351-2.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.317.7169.1351.

Height and mortality from cancer among men: prospective observational study

G D Smith  1 , M Shipley, D A Leon
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Height and mortality from cancer among men: prospective observational study

G D Smith et al. BMJ. .

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  • BMJ. 2005 Dec 3;331(7528):1330
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