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Is there more to learn about the epidemiology of lung cancer?

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Samet, J.M. Is there more to learn about the epidemiology of lung cancer?. Eur J Epidemiol 31, 1159–1160 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-016-0207-x

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