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Carlos A. González
Department of Epidemiology, Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO-IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain
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Unit of Epidemiology, Catalan Institute of Oncology, 08907 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, SpainSearch for more papers by this authorGuillem Pera
Department of Epidemiology, Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO-IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain
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Department of Epidemiology, Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO-IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain
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Molecular and Nutritional Epidemiology Unit, CSPO-Scientific Institute of Tuscany, Florence, Italy
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Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Heidelberg, Germany
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German Institute of Human Nutrition, Potsdam-Rehbrücke, Germany
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Nutrition and Hormones Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
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Cancer Epidemiology, Center for Nutrition and Health, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine,Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Carlos A. González
Department of Epidemiology, Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO-IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain
Fax: +34-932607787
Unit of Epidemiology, Catalan Institute of Oncology, 08907 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, SpainSearch for more papers by this authorGuillem Pera
Department of Epidemiology, Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO-IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain
Search for more papers by this authorAntonio Agudo
Department of Epidemiology, Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO-IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain
Search for more papers by this authorDomenico Palli
Molecular and Nutritional Epidemiology Unit, CSPO-Scientific Institute of Tuscany, Florence, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorJakob Linseisen
Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Heidelberg, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorHeiner Boeing
German Institute of Human Nutrition, Potsdam-Rehbrücke, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorMazda Jenab
Nutrition and Hormones Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
Search for more papers by this authorH. Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita
Cancer Epidemiology, Center for Nutrition and Health, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorMattijs E. Numans
Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorElio Riboli
Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine,Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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