Life is sweet: candy consumption and longevity.
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چکیده
This study was presented at the 2nd Asian-Pacific congress of epidemiology, Tokyo, Japan, on 28 January 1998. We thank Mr Gert van Tonder of the Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies at Kyoto University for his linguistic help and Mr Masahiro Natsume of Medical Informatics Department at Kyoto University (Kyoso Computer Co Ltd ES3 Implementation Department) for data collection. Contributors: KH initiated the research, conducted analysis of the data and wrote the paper. TF participated in all processes and is guarantor for this paper. AE participated in data collection and discussion. MR and MM participated in the analysis of the data and discussion. Funding: None Competing interest: None declared.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- BMJ
دوره 317 7174 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998