Trends in the incidence rate and risk factors for breast cancer in Japan
β Scribed by Chisato Nagata; Norito Kawakami; Hiroyuki Shimizu
- Book ID
- 110228637
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 33 KB
- Volume
- 44
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-6806
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