Rising burden of lung cancer in non-smoking females in Kandy, Sri Lanka

D. Madegedara, D. Yasaratne, D. Nandadeva, M. Wattegama, S. Dhanasekara (Kandy, Sri Lanka)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Pathogenesis and risk of lung cancer
Session: Pathogenesis and risk of lung cancer
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 4510
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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