Development of Multiple Primary Cancers in Lung Cancer Patients: Appalachian Versus Non-Appalachian Populations of Kentucky
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Diabetes and cancer screening rates among Appalachian and non-Appalachian residents of Kentucky.
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عنوان ژورنال: Southern Medical Journal
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1541-8243,0038-4348
DOI: 10.14423/smj.0000000000000742