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Serum organochlorines and breast cancer: a case–control study among African-American women

✍ Scribed by Nicole M. Gatto; Matthew P. Longnecker; Michael F. Press; Jane Sullivan-Halley; Roberta McKean-Cowdin; Leslie Bernstein

Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
2007
Tongue
English
Weight
156 KB
Volume
18
Category
Article
ISSN
0957-5243

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