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Differences in breast cancer prognosis among African-American and Caucasian women

✍ Scribed by Dr. James J. Dignam

Book ID: 115069795
Publisher: American Cancer Society
Year: 2000
Tongue: English
Weight: 146 KB
Volume: 50
Category: Article
ISSN: 0007-9235
DOI: 10.3322/canjclin.50.1.50

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