Malignant tumours of childhood in Zaria

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-23

  Samaila, Modupeola Omotara ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Lymphoma; Malignant childhood tumour

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LYMPHOMA; MALE; NEOPLASM; NEWBORN; NIGERIA; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETINA TUMOR; RETINOBLASTOMA; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LYMPHOMA; MALE; NEOPLASMS; NIGERIA; RETINAL NEOPLASMS; RETINOBLASTOMA; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 73349108821     PISSN: 01896725     EISSN: 09745998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0189-6725.48570     Document Type: Article

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