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Review
. 2019 Jun;112(6):213-217.
doi: 10.1177/0141076819843653. Epub 2019 May 24.

Cancer control in low- and middle-income countries: time for action

Berkin Hack  1 , Katy Piddock  1 , Susannah Stanway  1 , Kirsty Balachandran  1 , Ruth Board  1 , Neha Chopra  1 , David Okonji  1 , Bhawna Sirohi  1 , Richard Sullivan  1 , Katie Wakeham  1
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Cancer control in low- and middle-income countries: time for action

Berkin Hack et al. J R Soc Med. 2019 Jun.
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