What are our Options in the Fight against Breast Cancer?
Journal Title: Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal - Year 2014, Vol 14, Issue 2
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Authors and Affiliations
Ikram A. Burney| Department of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muhammad Furrukh| Department of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Mansour S. Al-Moundhri| Department of Medicine, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
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