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Body mass index and adenomas of the sigmoid colon in Japanese men

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  1. Department of Public Health, Kyushu University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan

    S. Kono & K. Shinchi

  2. Self-Defense Forces Fukuoka Hospital, Kasuga-shi, Japan

    K. Imanishi

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Kono, S., Shinchi, K. & Imanishi, K. Body mass index and adenomas of the sigmoid colon in Japanese men. Eur J Epidemiol 12, 425–426 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00145309

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