Low-Fat Dietary Pattern and Risk of Invasive Breast Cancer
JAMAPublished 7 February 2006
Ross L. Prentice, Bette J. Caan, Rowan T. Chlebowski, Ruth E. Patterson, Lewis H. Kuller, Judith K. Ockene
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00000611.
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