Occupation and risk of meningioma and acoustic neuroma in the United States
β Scribed by Preetha Rajaraman; Anneclaire J. De Roos; Patricia A. Stewart; Martha S. Linet; Howard A. Fine; William R. Shapiro; Robert G. Selker; Peter M. Black; Peter D. Inskip
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 139 KB
- Volume
- 45
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0271-3586
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