Risk associations of melanoma in a Southern European population: results of a case/control study
โ Scribed by Vasiliki A. Nikolaou; Vana Sypsa; Irene Stefanaki; Helen Gogas; Othon Papadopoulos; Dorothea Polydorou; Michaela Plaka; Dimosthenis Tsoutsos; Anastasia Dimou; Eleni Mourtzoukou; Valantis Korfitis; Eftihia Hatziolou; Christina Antoniou; Angelos Hatzakis; Andreas Katsambas; Alexander J. Stratigos
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 180 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0957-5243
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