Statistical profiles of malignant melanoma and other skin cancers in Japan: 2007 update
β Scribed by Kazuyuki Ishihara; Toshiaki Saida; Fujio Otsuka; Naoya Yamazaki; The Prognosis and Statistical Investigation Committee of the Japanese Skin Cancer Society
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 334 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1341-9625
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