Serum testosterone level in Nigerian marijuana and cigarette smokers
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Effects of chronic cigarette and marijuana smoking on reproductive health
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عنوان ژورنال: African Journal of Cellular Pathology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2449-0776
DOI: 10.5897/ajcpath14.004