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Epidemiological characteristics of cervical cancer in a tertiary care hospital, western Saudi Arabia

A retrospective record-based analysis from 2002-2018

Fayssal M. Farahat, Norah T. Faqih, Razan S. Alharbi, Raheed I. Mudarris, Sahl A. Alshaikh and Hatim M. Al-Jifree
Saudi Medical Journal March 2021, 42 (3) 338-341; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2021.42.3.20200603
Fayssal M. Farahat
From the Infection Prevention and Control Department (Farahat), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs; from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Farahat, Al-Jifree); from the College of Medicine (Farahat, Alshaikh, Al-Jifree), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah; from the College of Medicine (Faqih), Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah; from the College of Medicine (Alharbi, Mudarris), Ibn Sina National College; and from the Department of Oncology (Al-Jifree), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Norah T. Faqih
From the Infection Prevention and Control Department (Farahat), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs; from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Farahat, Al-Jifree); from the College of Medicine (Farahat, Alshaikh, Al-Jifree), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah; from the College of Medicine (Faqih), Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah; from the College of Medicine (Alharbi, Mudarris), Ibn Sina National College; and from the Department of Oncology (Al-Jifree), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Razan S. Alharbi
From the Infection Prevention and Control Department (Farahat), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs; from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Farahat, Al-Jifree); from the College of Medicine (Farahat, Alshaikh, Al-Jifree), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah; from the College of Medicine (Faqih), Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah; from the College of Medicine (Alharbi, Mudarris), Ibn Sina National College; and from the Department of Oncology (Al-Jifree), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Raheed I. Mudarris
From the Infection Prevention and Control Department (Farahat), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs; from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Farahat, Al-Jifree); from the College of Medicine (Farahat, Alshaikh, Al-Jifree), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah; from the College of Medicine (Faqih), Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah; from the College of Medicine (Alharbi, Mudarris), Ibn Sina National College; and from the Department of Oncology (Al-Jifree), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Sahl A. Alshaikh
From the Infection Prevention and Control Department (Farahat), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs; from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Farahat, Al-Jifree); from the College of Medicine (Farahat, Alshaikh, Al-Jifree), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah; from the College of Medicine (Faqih), Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah; from the College of Medicine (Alharbi, Mudarris), Ibn Sina National College; and from the Department of Oncology (Al-Jifree), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Hatim M. Al-Jifree
From the Infection Prevention and Control Department (Farahat), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs; from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Farahat, Al-Jifree); from the College of Medicine (Farahat, Alshaikh, Al-Jifree), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah; from the College of Medicine (Faqih), Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah; from the College of Medicine (Alharbi, Mudarris), Ibn Sina National College; and from the Department of Oncology (Al-Jifree), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Saudi Medical Journal Mar 2021, 42 (3) 338-341; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2021.42.3.20200603

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Fayssal M. Farahat, Norah T. Faqih, Razan S. Alharbi, Raheed I. Mudarris, Sahl A. Alshaikh, Hatim M. Al-Jifree
Saudi Medical Journal Mar 2021, 42 (3) 338-341; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2021.42.3.20200603
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