Period and Cohort Factors in the Incidence of Malignant Melanoma in the State of Connecticut
β Scribed by James J. Collins and Nancy Devine
- Book ID
- 124275965
- Publisher
- Environmental Health Information Service
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 846 KB
- Volume
- 56
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0091-6765
- DOI
- 10.2307/3429851
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