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- 2014
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- letter
- Volume
- 385
- Issue
- 9972
- Pages
- 926-928
- Citations
- 9
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Linda C. Harlan,
Joan L. Warren
(2014).
Global survival patterns: potential for cancer control.
The Lancet
, 385
(9972)
, 926-928.
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(14)62251-0
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- DOI
- 10.1016/s0140-6736(14)62251-0