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1 Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD. 2 Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN. 3 Department of Preventative Medicine, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA. 4 Program in Epidemiology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA. 5 Department of Family Medicine and Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.
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