Incidence of cancer in first-degree relatives of basal cell carcinoma patients
β Scribed by M. M. van Rossum; D. Wopereis; T. Hoyer; I. Soerjomataram; J. Schalkwijk; P. C. M. van de Kerkhof; L. A. L. M. Kiemeney; N. Hoogerbrugge
- Book ID
- 106078891
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 234 KB
- Volume
- 301
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-3696
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