Institution-based cancer incidence in a local population in Pakistan: Nine year data analysis

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 227-230

  Hanif, Muhammad ^a   Zaidi, Parveen ^a   Kamal, Shahid ^a   Hameed, Abid ^a  

^a Karachi Institute of Radiotherapy & Nuclear Medicine   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Cancer incidence; Hospital based data; Pakistan

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650888927     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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