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Case‐control assessment of diet and lung cancer risk in African Americans and Mexican Americans

Patricia C. Pillow Department of Epidemiology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030–4095
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Stephen D. Hursting Dept. of Epidemiology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Box 189, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX, 77030–4095
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Cherie M. Duphorne Department of Epidemiology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030–4095
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Hong Jiang Department of Epidemiology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030–4095
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Susan E. Honn Department of Epidemiology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030–4095
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Shine Chang Department of Epidemiology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030–4095
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Margaret R. Spitz Department of Epidemiology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030–4095
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Pages 169-173 | Received 01 Aug 1997, Accepted 04 Sep 1997, Published online: 04 Aug 2009

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