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Editorial: Cancer Registration in Pakistan: a Reality Check Cover

Editorial: Cancer Registration in Pakistan: a Reality Check

By: Farhana Badar  
Open Access
|Aug 2022

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Language: English
Page range: 1 - 3
Published on: Aug 8, 2022
Published by: Shakuat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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