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. 2004 Dec 11;329(7479):1375-6.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7479.1375.

Taking folate in pregnancy and risk of maternal breast cancer

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Taking folate in pregnancy and risk of maternal breast cancer

Deborah Charles et al. BMJ. .
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