Leukemia in the eastern region of Saudi Arabia: A population-based study (1987-1988)

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 521-526

  Al Bar, Adnan A ^a   Ibrahim, Ezzeldin M ^a   Al Tamimi, Tawfik M ^a,c   Assuhaimi, Suleiman A ^a   Ibrahim, Abdel Wahab M ^a   Gabriel, Gabriel S ^b   Mishriky, Adel M ^b  

^a KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Medical Center   (Saudi Arabia)

^c IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LEUKEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX RATIO;

EID: 0029911859     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.1996.521     Document Type: Article

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