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. 1976 Aug;22:63, 65, 67, 69, 71.

The Etiological Significance of Related Diseases

DP Burkitt
PMCID: PMC2378204  PMID: 21308015

Abstract

If disease patterns emerge which show that certain diseases can be related, this is a valuable pointer to a common cause. This article traces the principle of interpreting disease relationships, illustrated by several common conditions of western civilization, for which the common cause is postulated as being removal of fiber from the diet.

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