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Cancer in Adolescents and Young Adults

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    Ronald D. Barr

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Tebbi, C.K. (2007). History of Adolescent Oncology. In: Bleyer, W.A., Barr, R.D. (eds) Cancer in Adolescents and Young Adults. Pediatric Oncology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68152-6_2

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