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Epidemiology of women diagnosed with breast cancer in Jordan

A 5-year survival analysis and patients’ characteristics from 2 public hospitals

Rimal H. Mousa, Jamal M. Melhem and Eman A. Hammad
Saudi Medical Journal July 2021, 42 (7) 776-783; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2021.42.7.20210112

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