Global cancer patterns: causes and prevention

@article{Vineis2014GlobalCP,
  title={Global cancer patterns: causes and prevention},
  author={Paolo Vineis and Christopher Paul Wild},
  journal={The Lancet},
  year={2014},
  volume={383},
  pages={549-557}
}
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