Body-mass index and incidence of cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective observational studies
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- 1 February 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in The Lancet
- Vol. 371 (9612), 569-578
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(08)60269-x
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