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Steroidal Hormone Receptor Expression in Male Breast Cancer
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Cancer
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0020-7136,1097-0215
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0215(19960208)65:4<446::aid-ijc9>3.0.co;2-x