Vitamin A and lung cancer: A perspective

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• This investigation was supported in part by USPHS grant CA‐32617 from the National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD.
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• We thank Dr. Ernst L. Wynder, Dr. David Rose, and Mr. Marc Goodman for their helpful suggestions and editorial assistance. Special thanks to Mr. Monte Hewson for manuscript preparation.
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• Address correspondence to Dr. Aviva Palgi, Division of Epidemiology, Mahoney Institute for Health Maintenance, American Health Foundation, 320 East 43rd Street, New York, NY 10017.
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