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Review
. 2003 Jan;111(1):31-3.
doi: 10.1172/JCI17492.

Nicotine exposure and bronchial epithelial cell nicotinic acetylcholine receptor expression in the pathogenesis of lung cancer

John D Minna  1
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Review

Nicotine exposure and bronchial epithelial cell nicotinic acetylcholine receptor expression in the pathogenesis of lung cancer

John D Minna. J Clin Invest. 2003 Jan.
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