Spectrum of malignant lymphomas in Bahrain. Leitmotif of a regional pattern

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 164-167

  Shome, Durjoy K ^a   George, Sara M ^a   Al Hilli, Fayek ^a   Satir, Ali A ^b  

^a Salmaniya Medical Complex ^*  (Bahrain)

^b ARABIAN GULF UNIVERSITY   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BAHRAIN; BONE MARROW METASTASIS; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER GRADING; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYZER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; ONSET AGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOMACH LYMPHOMA; T LYMPHOCYTE; VISCERAL METASTASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BAHRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, NON-HODGKIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 1442302387     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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