Incidence and mortality of breast cancer related to body height and living conditions during childhood and adolescence
β Scribed by Vatten, Lars J.; Kvikstad, Anne; Nymoen, Erik H.
- Book ID
- 121919432
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 494 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0959-8049
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