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Intrauterine growth and childhood leukemia and lymphoma risk

Kate A O’Neill The Childhood Cancer Research Group, Richards Building, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7LG, UK. [email protected]
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Kathryn J Bunch The Childhood Cancer Research Group, Richards Building, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7LG, UK; The Childhood Cancer Research Group, Richards Building, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7LG, UK
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Michael FG Murphy The Childhood Cancer Research Group, Richards Building, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7LG, UK; The Childhood Cancer Research Group, Richards Building, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7LG, UK
Pages 559-576 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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