Cancer Epidemiology
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Pages 1-7 , February 2012

Africa's growing cancer burden: Environmental and occupational contributions

Received 8 June 2011 ,Revised 1 September 2011 ,Accepted 14 September 2011.

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