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. 1992 Nov;98:155–165. doi: 10.1289/ehp.9298155

Contributions from molecular/biochemical approaches in epidemiology to cancer risk assessment and prevention.

P H Lohman 1, B Morolli 1, F Darroudi 1, A T Natarajan 1, J A Gossen 1, J Venema 1, L H Mullenders 1, E W Vogel 1, H Vrieling 1, A A van Zeeland 1
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