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Kidney cancer in Saudi Arabia

A 25-year analysis of epidemiology and risk factors in a tertiary center

Sultan S. Alkhateeb, Ali S. Alothman, Abdulmalik M. Addar, Raed A. Alqahtani, Tarek M. Mansi and Emad M. Masuadi
Saudi Medical Journal May 2018, 39 (5) 459-463; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2018.5.22641
Sultan S. Alkhateeb
From the King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, College of Medicine, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
ABU, FSUO
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Ali S. Alothman
From the King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, College of Medicine, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
MBBS
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Abdulmalik M. Addar
From the King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, College of Medicine, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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  • For correspondence: [email protected]
Raed A. Alqahtani
From the King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, College of Medicine, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Tarek M. Mansi
From the King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, College of Medicine, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Emad M. Masuadi
From the King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, College of Medicine, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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