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. 2003 Feb;60(2):150–156. doi: 10.1136/oem.60.2.150

HOW MUCH DOES THE ENVIRONMENT CONTRIBUTE TO CANCER?

L Rushton 1
PMCID: PMC1740471  PMID: 12554852

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