False-positive results in cancer epidemiology: a plea for epistemological modesty.

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Published in J Natl Cancer Inst on July 08, 2008

Authors

Paolo Boffetta1, Joseph K McLaughlin, Carlo La Vecchia, Robert E Tarone, Loren Lipworth, William J Blot

Author Affiliations

1: Lifestyle, Environment and Cancer Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, 150 cours Albert Thomas, 69008 Lyon, France. boffetta@iarc.fr

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