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Comment
. 2013 Mar 19;108(5):1218-20.
doi: 10.1038/bjc.2013.76. Epub 2013 Feb 28.

Misunderstandings in the misconception on the use of pack-years in analysis of smoking

J H Lubin, N E Caporaso
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Misunderstandings in the misconception on the use of pack-years in analysis of smoking

J H Lubin et al. Br J Cancer. .
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