## BACKGROUND. For heavy cigarette smokers and recent former smokers who have accumulated a high risk of lung carcinoma, a primary objective is the early detection of that disease; this goal can be achieved by annual screening with one of the radiologic imaging methods available. While awaiting fo
Polonium-210 Activity in the Lungs of Cigarette Smokers
β Scribed by RAJEWSKY, B.; STAHLHOFEN, W.
- Book ID
- 109647481
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1966
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 245 KB
- Volume
- 209
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
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