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Cancer risks in second-generation immigrants to Sweden
Article first published online: 8 MAR 2002
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.10323
Copyright © 2002 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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Hemminki, K. and Li, X. (2002), Cancer risks in second-generation immigrants to Sweden. Int. J. Cancer, 99: 229–237. doi: 10.1002/ijc.10323
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Publication History
- Issue published online: 11 APR 2002
- Article first published online: 8 MAR 2002
- Manuscript Accepted: 11 JAN 2002
- Manuscript Revised: 4 JAN 2002
- Manuscript Received: 20 AUG 2001
Funded by
- Swedish Cancer Society
- King Gustaf V's Jubilee Fund
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