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CHANGES IN RETAIL MARKET FOOD SUPPLIES IN THE UNITED STATES IN THE LAST SEVENTY YEARS IN RELATION TO THE INCIDENCE OF CORONARY HEART DISEASE, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES AND ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS. Am J Clin Nutr (1964) 1.68

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Cancer in Africa. Br Med Bull (1971) 2.04

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The prevalence of appendiceal fecaliths in patients with and without appendicitis. A comparative study from Canada and South Africa. Ann Surg (1985) 1.14

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Colonic cancer--hypotheses of causation, dietary prophylaxis, and future research. Am J Dig Dis (1976) 1.00

The contribution of the voluntary agency hospital to cancer epidemiology. Br J Cancer (1969) 0.97

Editorial: Large-bowel cancer: an epidemiologic jigsaw puzzle. J Natl Cancer Inst (1975) 0.96

Burkitt lymphoma in Papua, New Guinea. Br J Cancer (1967) 0.95

How to manage constipation with high-fiber diet. Geriatrics (1979) 0.95

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Haemorrhoids--postulated pathogenesis and proposed prevention. Postgrad Med J (1975) 0.92

Hiatus hernia: is it preventable? Am J Clin Nutr (1981) 0.92

Gall-stones: geographical and chronological features. J Trop Med Hyg (1975) 0.92

Colonic-rectal cancer: fiber and other dietary factors. Am J Clin Nutr (1978) 0.91

Some diseases characteristic of modern western civilization. A possible common causative factor. Clin Radiol (1973) 0.91

Host defence mechanisms in Burkitt's lymphoma and Kaposi's sarcoma: the clinical evidence. Br Med J (1970) 0.89

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A deficiency of dietary fiber may be one cause of certain colonic and venous disorders. Am J Dig Dis (1976) 0.77

An epidemiologic approach to cancer of the large intestine: the significance of disease relationships. Dis Colon Rectum (1974) 0.77

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The protective properties of dietary fiber. N C Med J (1981) 0.75

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