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Impact of lifestyle factors on prognosis among breast cancer survivors in the USA

Rachel E Ellsworth Clinical Breast Care Project, Henry M Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, 620 Seventh Street, Windber, PA 15963, USA; Clinical Breast Care Project, Henry M Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, 620 Seventh Street, Windber, PA 15963, USA
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Allyson L Valente Clinical Breast Care Project, Windber Research Institute, 620 Seventh Street, Windber, PA 15963, USA; Clinical Breast Care Project, Windber Research Institute, 620 Seventh Street, Windber, PA 15963, USA
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Craig D Shriver Clinical Breast Care Project, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 8901 Rockville Pike, Building 19, 3rd floor, Bethesda, MD 20889, USA; Clinical Breast Care Project, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 8901 Rockville Pike, Building 19, 3rd floor, Bethesda, MD 20889, USA
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Barry Bittman Mind–Body Wellness Center, 18201 Conneaut Lake Road Meadville, PA 16335, USA; Mind–Body Wellness Center, 18201 Conneaut Lake Road Meadville, PA 16335, USA
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Darrell L Ellsworth Clinical Breast Care Project, Windber Research Institute, 620 Seventh Street, Windber, PA 15963, USA; Clinical Breast Care Project, Windber Research Institute, 620 Seventh Street, Windber, PA 15963, USA. [email protected]
Pages 451-464 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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