Genetic polymorphisms in head and neck cancer risk
โ Scribed by Jeffrey E. McWilliams; Adam J. Evans; Tomasz M. Beer; Peter E. Andersen; James I. Cohen; Edwin C. Everts; William David Henner
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 112 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1043-3074
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