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    Chunla He & Sara Wagner Robb

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He, C., Robb, S.W. Re: “Low 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations may explain the link between breast cancer risk and shift work”. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 88, 821–822 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-014-1006-x

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