Prevalence of hereditary non polyposis colon cancer (HNPCC) in South Italy: A prospective investigation
β Scribed by G. Riegler; A. Savastano; G. Gagliardi; R. Carratu; P. Borgheresi; A. Piscitelli; G.B. Rossi; M.A. Bianco; F. Montanaro; D. Cattaneo; A. Pezzullo; E. Sessa; P. Di Giorgio; V. Baldi; S. De Stefano; G. De Palma; F. Guardascione; P. Spinelli; F. Selvaggi; P. Pastore; O. Saffiotti; M. Martorano; P. Morella; E. Parente; M.A. Bozzi; R. Iorio
- Book ID
- 118880117
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 143 KB
- Volume
- 108
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0016-5085
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