Serum tocopherols, selenium and lung cancer risk among tin miners in China
β Scribed by Duminda Ratnasinghe; Joseph A. Tangrea; Michele R. Forman; Terry Hartman; Elaine W. Gunter; You-Lin Qiao; Shu-Xiang Yao; Michael J. Barett; Carol A. Giffen; Yener Erozan; Melvyn S. Tockman; Philip R. Taylor
- Book ID
- 110271507
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 91 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0957-5243
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