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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 1999 91(20):1714-1716; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.20.1714
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 91, No. 20, 1714-1716, October 20, 1999
© 1999 Oxford University Press

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