Gynecological malignancies in Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital Kano: A 3 year review

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 63-66

  Yakasai, I A ^a   Ugwa, E A ^a   Otubu, J ^a  

^a AMINU KANO TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cancers; Gynecological; Nigeria; North west; Pattern; Tertiary hospital

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT TUMOR; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STATISTICS; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873682958     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1119-3077.106768     Document Type: Review

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