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Research Article

Postmenopausal unopposed estrogen and estrogen plus progestin use and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in the American Cancer Society Cancer Prevention Study-II Cohort

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Pages 720-725 | Received 16 Apr 2012, Accepted 15 Aug 2012, Published online: 14 Sep 2012

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