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Pattern of cancers in adolescent and young adults.

A 15-year retrospective study at King Fahad Hospital, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia

Abdulkader M. Albasri and Irfan A. Ansari
Saudi Medical Journal April 2021, 42 (4) 449-453; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2021.42.4.20210028
Abdulkader M. Albasri
From the Department of Pathology, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MBBCh, PhD
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Irfan A. Ansari
From the Department of Pathology, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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