Breast cancer and conservative surgery in sub Saharan Africa

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 83-87

  Amir, H ^a   Kwesigabo, G ^a   Aziz, M R ^a   Kitinya, J N ^b  

^a Department of Surgery ^*  (Tanzania)

^b MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; SEGMENTAL MASTECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 0030075964     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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