Breast cancer management delay - Time for improvement: A reflection from the eastern province of Saudi Arabia

Journal of Family and Community Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 117-122

  Abdelhadi, Maha S A ^a  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Delay; Management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978939993     PISSN: 22308229     EISSN: 2229340X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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