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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Cancer
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0020-7136,1097-0215
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0215(19981005)78:2<161::aid-ijc7>3.3.co;2-4