Meta-analysis of case-referent studies of specific environmental or occupational pollutants on lung cancer

Indian Journal of Cancer

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 169-173

  Mahjub, Hossein ^a   Sadri, G H ^a  

^a HAMADAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Environmental; Lung cancer; Meta analysis; Pollution

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846220703     PISSN: 0019509X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-509X.29422     Document Type: Article

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