Estimation of validity of mass screening program for gastric cancer in Osaka, Japan
โ Scribed by Ryosuke Murakami; Hideaki Tsukuma; Takashi Ubukata; Katsumi Nakanishi; Isaburo Fujimoto; Teruaki Kawashima; Hideo Yamazaki; Akira Oshima
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 586 KB
- Volume
- 65
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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