Estimating the incidence of colorectal cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic analysis

Journal of Global Health

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Graham, Alice ^a   Adeloye, Davies ^a   Grant, Liz ^a   Theodoratou, Evropi ^a   Campbell, Harry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84877594574     PISSN: 20472978     EISSN: 20472986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7189/jogh.02.020404     Document Type: Article

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