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Impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on cancer burden and cancer care in Slovenia: a follow-up study

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|Dec 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2022-0050 | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
Language: English
Page range: 488 - 500
Submitted on: Oct 11, 2022
Accepted on: Oct 30, 2022
Published on: Dec 13, 2022
Published by: Association of Radiology and Oncology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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