Long-term surveillance of mortality and cancer incidence in women receiving hormone replacement therapy
β Scribed by K Hunt; M Vessey; K McPherson; M Coleman
- Book ID
- 118888760
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 195 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0020-7292
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