Results of observational studies: analysis of findings from the Nurses' Health Study.

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Published in PLoS One on October 17, 2014

Authors

Vicky Tai1, Andrew Grey1, Mark J Bolland1

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1: Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.

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