Skin melanoma in Italy: a population-based study on survival and prognostic factors
β Scribed by D Balzi; P Carli; B Giannotti; E Buiatti
- Book ID
- 117664184
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 70 KB
- Volume
- 34
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0959-8049
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