A population at high risk for esophageal cancer in the north-east of Italy
โ Scribed by L Simonato; S Franceschi; P Zambon
- Book ID
- 117768039
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 338 KB
- Volume
- 462
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1383-5742
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