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. 2021 Sep 15;149(6):1399-1400.
doi: 10.1002/ijc.33611. Epub 2021 Apr 28.

Cancer care in East Africa amidst the Covid-19 pandemic

Oliver Henke  1   2
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Cancer care in East Africa amidst the Covid-19 pandemic

Oliver Henke. Int J Cancer. .
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The author has no conflict of interest to declare.

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