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Comment
. 2006 Apr;3(4):e206.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030206. Epub 2006 Apr 25.

The need for an individual approach to lung cancer treatment

Hisayuki Shigematsu, Shinichi Toyooka, Makoto Suzuki
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The need for an individual approach to lung cancer treatment

Hisayuki Shigematsu et al. PLoS Med. 2006 Apr.
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