The Causes of Cancer: Quantitative Estimates of the Avoidable Risks of Cancer in the United States Today.by R. Doll; R. Peto
โ Scribed by Review by: M. R. Alderson
- Book ID
- 125781541
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing
- Year
- 1983
- Weight
- 91 KB
- Volume
- 146
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0035-9238
- DOI
- 10.2307/2982023
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