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Atmospheric particulate matter and breast cancer survival: estrogen receptor triggered?

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This work was supported by the National Adolescents Science and Technology Innovation Award Foundation of China and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30772133; No. 81072150; No. 81172529; No. 81272903) and the Shandong Science and Technology Development Plan (No. 2012GZC22115). The funders had no role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

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  1. Department of Breast Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 West Wenhua Road, Jinan, 250012, Shandong Province, China

    Qiang Huo, Chang Cai & Qifeng Yang

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Zibo Central Hospital, 54 West Gongqingtuan Road, Zibo, 255036, Shandong Province, China

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Huo, Q., Cai, C. & Yang, Q. Atmospheric particulate matter and breast cancer survival: estrogen receptor triggered?. Tumor Biol. 36, 3191–3193 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13277-015-3291-8

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