Study of lung cancer histologic types, occupation, and smoking in missouri
β Scribed by Dr. Shelia Hoar Zahm; Ross C. Brownson; Jian C. Chang; James R. Davis
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 848 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0271-3586
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