Hereditary ovarian cancer. Heterogeneity in age at diagnosis
β Scribed by Henry T. Lynch; Patrice Watson; Chhanda Bewtra; Theresa A. Conway; Connie Read Hippee; Prabjhot Kaur; Jane F. Lynch; Bruce A. J. Ponder
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 684 KB
- Volume
- 67
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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