Addressing Factors Associated with Arab Women's Socioeconomic Status May Reduce Breast Cancer Mortality: Report from a Well Resourced Middle Eastern Country |
Donnelly, Tam Truong
(Community Health Sciences, Nursing and Medicine, University of Calgary)
Al Khater, Al-Hareth (Hamad Medical Corporation) Al Kuwari, Mohamed Ghaith (Aspeta) Al-Bader, Salha Bujassoum (Hamad Medical Corporation) Abdulmalik, Mariam (Primary Health Care) Al-Meer, Nabila (Hamad Medical Corporation) Singh, Rajvir (Hamad Medical Corporation) Fung, Tak (Community Health Sciences, Nursing and Medicine, University of Calgary) |
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