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Molecular Events in Lung Cancer and Implications for Prevention and Therapy

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Hittelman, W.N., Kurie, J.M., Swisher, S.G. (2003). Molecular Events in Lung Cancer and Implications for Prevention and Therapy. In: Fossella, F.V., Komaki, R., Putnam, J.B. (eds) Lung Cancer. M.D. Anderson Cancer Care Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-22652-4_15

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