Laryngeal carcinoma in a father and son. Possible familial risk?
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Like father like son
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عنوان ژورنال: Saudi Medical Journal
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0379-5284,1658-3175
DOI: 10.15537/smj.2018.4.21840