Molecular epidemiology: recent advances and future directions
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Molecular epidemiology: recent advances and future directions.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Carcinogenesis
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1460-2180,0143-3334
DOI: 10.1093/carcin/21.3.517