Reducing the Breast Cancer Menace: the Role of the Male Partner in Ghana |
Ameade, Evans Paul Kwame
(Department of Human Biology, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University for Development Studies)
Amalba, Anthony (Department of Human Biology, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University for Development Studies) Kudjo, Theresa (Accident and Emergency Centre, Sunyani Regional Hospital) Kumah, Mark Kojo (Department of Surgery, Tamale Teaching Hospital) Mohammed, Baba Sulemana (Department of Human Biology, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University for Development Studies) |
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