Human papillomavirus typing of invasive cervical cancers in Italy
β Scribed by Annarosa Del Mistro; Helena Frayle Salamanca; Rossana Trevisan; Roberta Bertorelle; Anna Parenti; Emanuela Bonoldi; Paola Zambon; Daria Minucci
- Book ID
- 119911500
- Publisher
- BioMed Central
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 142 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1750-9378
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