Obesity, inflammation, and breast cancer

Obesity, Inflammation and Cancer

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 181-217

  Iyengar, Neil M ^a   Morris, Patrick G ^a   Hudis, Clifford A ^a   Dannenberg, Andrew J ^b  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84985001114     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-6819-6_8     Document Type: Chapter

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