Screening for lung cancer. A critique of the mayo lung project
β Scribed by Robert S. Fontana; David R. Sanderson; Lewis B. Woolner; William F. Taylor; W. Eugene Miller; John R. Muhm; Philip E. Bernatz; W. Spencer Payne; Peter C. Pairolero; Erik J. Bergstralh
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 925 KB
- Volume
- 67
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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