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    Elaine L. Jacobson, Hyuntae Kim, Moonsun Kim, Georg T. Wondrak & Myron K. Jacobson

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Jacobson, E.L., Kim, H., Kim, M., Wondrak, G.T., Jacobson, M.K. (2005). Developing Topical Prodrugs for Skin Cancer Prevention. In: Alberts, D.S., Hess, L.M. (eds) Fundamentals of Cancer Prevention. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26337-3_8

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