Delays in diagnosis, referral and management of head and neck cancer presenting at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 85-91

  Onyango, J F ^a   Macharia, I M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

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EID: 33745862020     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v83i4.9421     Document Type: Article

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