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Clinical Review ABC of breast diseases

Breast cancer—epidemiology, risk factors, and genetics

BMJ 2000; 321 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.321.7261.624 (Published 09 September 2000) Cite this as: BMJ 2000;321:624

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