Height and cancer incidence in the Million Women Study: prospective cohort, and meta-analysis of prospective studies of height and total cancer risk

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Year: 2011
Type: review
Volume: 12
Issue: 8
Pages: 785-794
Citations: 356
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                                    Jane Green, 
                                
                                    Benjamin J. Cairns, 
                                
                                    Delphine Casabonne
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2011). 
                            Height and cancer incidence in the Million Women Study: prospective cohort, and meta-analysis of prospective studies of height and total cancer risk. 
                            The Lancet Oncology
                            , 12
                            (8)
                            , 785-794.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s1470-2045(11)70154-1
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(11)70154-1