Cancer in the Gambia: 1988-97.

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Published in Br J Cancer on May 04, 2001

Authors

E Bah1, D M Parkin, A J Hall, A D Jack, H Whittle

Author Affiliations

1: International Agency for Research on Cancer, c/o The Gambia Hepatitis Intervention Study, MRC Laboratories, Fajara PO. Box 273, Banjul, The Gambia.

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