Alcohol drinking, tobacco smoking, LIG1 polymorphisms and head and neck cancers risk
β Scribed by Y.A. Lee; M. Hashibe; N.Y. You; W. Cao; S. Greenland; D.P. Tashkin; W. Cozen; T.M. Mack; H. Morgenstern; Z.F. Zhang
- Book ID
- 116224810
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 63 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1047-2797
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