Physical activity and risk of developing colorectal cancer among college alumni.

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Published in J Natl Cancer Inst on September 18, 1991

Authors

I M Lee1, R S Paffenbarger, C Hsieh

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Epidemiology, Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115.

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