Cigarette smoking, cytochrome P4501A1 polymorphisms, and breast cancer among African-American and white women
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Correlates of cigarette smoking among low-income African American women.
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عنوان ژورنال: Breast Cancer Research
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1465-542X
DOI: 10.1186/bcr814