Criteria for Attributing Lung Cancer to Asbestos Exposure
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Criteria for attributing lung cancer to asbestos exposure.
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Clinical Pathology
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0002-9173,1943-7722
DOI: 10.1309/kgrx-tc9t-pphm-1j46