Alcohol consumption and cancer of the gastrointestinal tract
β Scribed by Mikko P. Salaspuro
- Book ID
- 108496174
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 149 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1521-6918
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