Cigarettes: a smoking gun in cancer chemoprevention.
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Affi liations of authors: Yale University School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, New Haven, CT (STM); Departments of Clinical Cancer Prevention and Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX (SML). Correspondence to: Scott M. Lippman, MD, Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention — Unit 1360, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, P.O. Box 301439, Houston, TX 77230-1439 (e-mail: [email protected] ). S ee “ Notes ” following “ References. ”
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of the National Cancer Institute
دوره 97 18 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005