Time trends in breast cancer incidence and mortality in a mid-sized northeastern Brazilian city
β Scribed by Carlos Anselmo Lima, Margareth Rose Uchoa Rangel, Matheus Macedo-Lima, Angela Maria da Silva
- Book ID
- 119898613
- Publisher
- BioMed Central
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 196 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1471-2458
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