Serum calcium and the risk of prostate cancer
✍ Scribed by C. Halthur; A. L. V. Johansson; M. Almquist; J. Malm; H. Grönberg; J. Manjer; P. W. Dickman
- Book ID
- 106382860
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 182 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0957-5243
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