Significant decline of hepatocellular carcinoma from 1964 to 1996 in black gold miners from Mozambique working in South Africa

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 98, Issue 11-12, 2002, Pages 601-603

  Harington, J S ^a   McGlashan, N D ^b   Chelkowska, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD MINE;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 0036881773     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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