Esophageal Cancer in Golestan Province, Iran: A Review of Genetic Susceptibility and Environmental Risk Factors
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Esophageal Cancer in Golestan Province, Iran: A Review of Genetic Susceptibility and Environmental Risk Factors
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عنوان ژورنال: Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2008-5230,2008-5249
DOI: 10.15171/mejdd.2016.34