Smoking and risk of colorectal cancer
✍ Scribed by Knekt, P; Hakama, M; Järvinen, R; Pukkala, E; Heliövaara, M
- Book ID
- 109838549
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 606 KB
- Volume
- 78
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-0920
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