Tobacco and alcohol and the risk of head and neck cancer
β Scribed by Maier, H. ;Dietz, A. ;Gewelke, U. ;Heller, W.D. ;Weidauer, H.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 724 KB
- Volume
- 70-70
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-1440
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