Temporal trends in breast cancer mortality by state and race
β Scribed by Carol DeSantis; Ahmedin Jemal; Elizabeth Ward; Michael J. Thun
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 348 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0957-5243
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