The leading cause of cancer death in women

Internet Journal of Academic Physician Assistants

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Gray, Michael L ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Death; Lung; Mortality; Oncology; Smoking

Indexed keywords

EID: 48149086747     PISSN: 10924078     EISSN: 10924078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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