Evaluation of a Screening Program on Reduction of Gastric Cancer Mortality in Japan: Preliminary Results from a Cohort Study
β Scribed by Inaba Shizuyo; Hirayama Hiroshi; Nagata Chisato; Kurisu Yoko; Takatsuka Naoyoshi; Kawakami Norito; Shimizu Hiroyuki
- Book ID
- 115643595
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 44 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0091-7435
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