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Pattern of malignancies in children <15 years of age reported in Hadhramout Cancer Registry, Yemen between 2002 and 2014

Mazin A. Jawass, Jalil I. Al-Ezzi, Hanan S. Bin Gouth, Saleh A. Bahwal, Fawzia F. Bamatraf and Abubakir A. Ba’amer
Saudi Medical Journal May 2016, 37 (5) 513-520; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2016.5.14954

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