Oesophageal cancer and Kaposi's Sarcoma in Malawi: A comparative analysis

Malawi Medical Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 66-68

  Mlombe, Yohannie ^a   Dzamalala, Charles ^a   Chisi, John ^a   Othieno Abinya, Nicholas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

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EID: 76849098539     PISSN: 19957262     EISSN: 19957270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/mmj.v21i2.44562     Document Type: Article

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