Effectiveness of mammographic screening for breast cancer in women aged over 50 years in Japan
β Scribed by T. Morimoto; M. Sasa; T. Yamaguchi; H. Kondo; Y. Sagara
- Book ID
- 117666501
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 149 KB
- Volume
- 34
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0959-8049
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