Educational Levels and Delays in Start of Treatment for Head and Neck Cancers in North-East India |
Krishnatreya, Manigreeva
(Cancer Registry, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Dr.B Borooah Cancer Institute)
Kataki, Amal Chandra (Pathology, Dr.B Borooah Cancer Institute) Sharma, Jagannath Dev (Head and Neck Oncology, Dr.B Borooah Cancer Institute) Nandy, Pintu (Cancer Registry, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Dr.B Borooah Cancer Institute) Rahman, Tashnin (Head and Neck Oncology, Dr.B Borooah Cancer Institute) Kumar, Mahesh (Head and Neck Oncology, Dr.B Borooah Cancer Institute) Gogoi, Gayatri (Cancer Registry, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Dr.B Borooah Cancer Institute) Hoque, Nazmul (Cancer Registry, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Dr.B Borooah Cancer Institute) |
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