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Protective effect of longstanding lactation and reproductive factors: a case–control study in North Tanzania

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  1. Department of Health Studies, University of Chicago, 5841 S Maryland Ave MC 2007, Chicago, IL, 606037, USA

    Ningqi Hou & Dezheng Huo

  2. Department of Medicine, Center for Clinical Cancer Genetics, University of Chicago, 5841 S Maryland Ave MC 2115, Chicago, IL, 606037, USA

    Olufunmilayo I. Olopade

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Hou, N., Huo, D. & Olopade, O.I. Protective effect of longstanding lactation and reproductive factors: a case–control study in North Tanzania. Breast Cancer Res Treat 134, 1349–1351 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-011-1391-8

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