Breast-cancer diagnosis using hair
✍ Scribed by Briki, Fatma; Busson, Bertrand; Salicru, Bruno; Estève, François; Doucet, Jean
- Book ID
- 109667225
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 112 KB
- Volume
- 400
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
- DOI
- 10.1038/22244
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