Effectiveness of mass screening for breast cancer in Japan
โ Scribed by Tetsuo Kuroishi; Kaoru Hirose; Takaichiro Suzuki; Suketami Tominaga
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 786 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1340-6868
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