Pattern of childhood malignancies: Study of 922 cases at armed forces institute of pathology (AFIP), Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 420-422

  Jamal, Shahid ^a   Mamoon, Nadira ^a   Mushtaq, Sajid ^a   Luqman, Muhammad ^a  

^a ARMY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer; Frequency; Histology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEOPLASM; NEWBORN; PAKISTAN; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGISTER; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PAKISTAN; REGISTRIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 39049175257     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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