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Key characteristics of carcinogens

Martyn T. Smith
Robert A. Baan, Bernard W. Stewart, Kurt Straif
, editors.
In: Tumour Site Concordance and Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis. Lyon (FR): International Agency for Research on Cancer; 2019. Chapter 10.
IARC Scientific Publications.
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Key characteristics of carcinogens

Martyn T. Smith.
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