Assessing environmental and occupational risk factors for lung cancer in Mexican–Americans
✍ Scribed by Michelle K. McHugh; Sumesh Kachroo; Mei Liu; Anthony M. D’Amelio; Qiong Dong; Waun Ki Hong; Anthony J. Greisinger; Margaret R. Spitz; Carol J. Etzel
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 187 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0957-5243
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