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Frequent low dose alcohol intake increases gastric cancer risk: the Health Examinees-Gem (HEXA-G) study

Hwi-Won Lee, Dan Huang, Woo-Kyoung Shin, Katherine de la Torre, Minkyo Song, Aesun Shin, Jong-Koo Lee and Daehee Kang
Cancer Biology & Medicine August 2022, 19 (8) 1224-1234; DOI: https://doi.org/10.20892/j.issn.2095-3941.2021.0642

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