Breast tumours of adolescents in an African population

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 78-80

  Umanah, Ivy N ^a   Akhiwu, W ^b   Ojo, O S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

^b Police Hospital   (Nigeria)

^c OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Adolescents; breast; tumours

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BREAST TUMOR; CHILD; FEMALE; FIBROADENOMA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; NIGERIA; PATHOLOGY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; BIOPSY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST NEOPLASMS, MALE; CHILD; FEMALE; FIBROADENOMA; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NIGERIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953664810     PISSN: 01896725     EISSN: 09745998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0189-6725.62849     Document Type: Article

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