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Piloting of a Screen‑Triage‑Treat Surgical Approach Model for Management of Anal Cancer in Liberia

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|Dec 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.4576 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
Language: English
Submitted on: Oct 8, 2024
Accepted on: Nov 2, 2024
Published on: Dec 4, 2024
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2024 Christopher W. Reynolds, Whitney Lieb, Andrea Schecter, Michael M Gaisa, Stephen K. McGill, Evans L. Adofo, Ann Marie Beddoe, published by Ubiquity Press
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