The Napoleonic Cancer Gene?

Journal of Medical Biography

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 175-181

  Kubba, A K ^a   Young, M ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

gastric cancer; Napoleon Bonaparte; poisoning

Indexed keywords

ART; ARTICLE; FRANCE; HISTORY; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; PUBLIC FIGURE;

FAMOUS PERSONS; FRANCE; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PORTRAITS;

EID: 0033176717     PISSN: 09677720     EISSN: 17581087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096777209900700308     Document Type: Article

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