Trends in cancer of the cervix uteri in Sweden following cytological screening
✍ Scribed by Bergström, R; Adami, H-O
- Book ID
- 110002453
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 126 KB
- Volume
- 81
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-0920
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