Immunosuppression and risk of cervical cancer

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Immunosuppression and risk of cervical cancer. / Dugué, Pierre-Antoine; Rebolj, Matejka; Garred, Peter; Lynge, Elsebeth.

In: Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy, Vol. 13, No. 1, 01.2013, p. 29-42.

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Dugué, P-A, Rebolj, M, Garred, P & Lynge, E 2013, 'Immunosuppression and risk of cervical cancer', Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 29-42. https://doi.org/10.1586/era.12.159

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Dugué, P-A., Rebolj, M., Garred, P., & Lynge, E. (2013). Immunosuppression and risk of cervical cancer. Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy, 13(1), 29-42. https://doi.org/10.1586/era.12.159

Vancouver

Dugué P-A, Rebolj M, Garred P, Lynge E. Immunosuppression and risk of cervical cancer. Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy. 2013 Jan;13(1):29-42. https://doi.org/10.1586/era.12.159

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Dugué, Pierre-Antoine ; Rebolj, Matejka ; Garred, Peter ; Lynge, Elsebeth. / Immunosuppression and risk of cervical cancer. In: Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy. 2013 ; Vol. 13, No. 1. pp. 29-42.

Bibtex

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