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Epidemiology and Etiology of Cancer in Adolescents and Young Adults

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Cancer in Adolescents and Young Adults

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Birch, J.M., Bleyer, A. (2007). Epidemiology and Etiology of Cancer in Adolescents and Young Adults. In: Bleyer, W.A., Barr, R.D. (eds) Cancer in Adolescents and Young Adults. Pediatric Oncology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68152-6_3

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