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Reproductive factors are crucial in the aetiology of breast cancer - a reply
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Reproductive factors are crucial in the aetiology of breast cancer - a reply

  • T H M Stewart,
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  • R D Sage,
  • D W Cameron &
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Stewart, T., Donnelly, C., Sage, R. et al. Reproductive factors are crucial in the aetiology of breast cancer - a reply. Br J Cancer 83, 134 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1054/bjoc.2000.1312

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