Medical history, body size, and cigarette smoking in relation to fatal prostate cancer
β Scribed by Sheila Weinmann; Jean A. Shapiro; Benjamin A. Rybicki; Shelley M. Enger; Stephen K. Van Den Eeden; Kathryn E. Richert-Boe; Noel S. Weiss
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 185 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0957-5243
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