Injuries and deaths from landmines and unexploded ordnance in Afghanistan, 2002-2006.
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Peter B. Bach, MD, MAPP Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, New York James R. Jett, MD Division of Pulmonary Medicine and Oncology Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota Ugo Pastorino, MD Division of Thoracic Surgery Istituto Tumori Milan, Italy Melvyn S. Tockman, MD, PhD Department of Cancer Prevention and Control Moffitt Cancer Center Tampa, Florida Stephen J. Swensen, MD, MMM Department of Radiology Mayo Clinic Colin B. Begg, PhD Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- JAMA
دوره 298 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007