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Exposure to Asbestos and Increased Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Risk: Growing Evidences of a Putative Causal Link Cover

Exposure to Asbestos and Increased Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Risk: Growing Evidences of a Putative Causal Link

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|Jun 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.3660 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
Language: English
Submitted on: Dec 9, 2021
Accepted on: May 25, 2022
Published on: Jun 13, 2022
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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