Digestion & GI health
Esophageal cancer — References & further reading
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10 Lipworth, L., et al. 2009.
11 Mayne, S. et al. 2006. Carbonated soft drink consumption and risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma. JNCI, 98 (91), 72–75. URL: http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/98/1/72 (accessed 06.04.2009).
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14 Mayne, S., et al. 2006.
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Original Publication Date: 04/12/2007
Last Modified: 02/16/2010
Principal Author: Marcella Sweet