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The pattern of gynecological malignancies in Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah region, Saudi Arabia

An overview of 6 years

Nawal H. Almohammadi
Saudi Medical Journal March 2022, 43 (3) 283-290; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2022.43.3.20210888
Nawal H. Almohammadi
From the Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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