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Editorial
. 2017 Dec;5(24):488.
doi: 10.21037/atm.2017.09.40.

Challenges of quitting smoking and lung cancer screening

Giulia Carreras  1 , Giuseppe Gorini  1
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Editorial

Challenges of quitting smoking and lung cancer screening

Giulia Carreras et al. Ann Transl Med. 2017 Dec.
No abstract available

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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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