Oral contraceptives and pathologic changes in the breast
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer
سال: 1971
ISSN: 0008-543X,1097-0142
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(197112)28:6<1388::aid-cncr2820280608>3.0.co;2-b