Height and body mass index in relation to colorectal and gallbladder cancer in two million Norwegian men and women.

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Published in Cancer Causes Control on October 01, 2005

Authors

Anders Engeland1, Steinar Tretli, Gunnar Austad, Tone Bjørge

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Epidemiology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, P.O. Box 4404, N-0403 Nydalen, Oslo, Norway. anders.engeland@fhi.no

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