Declining Incidence of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma in Brunei Darussalam: a Three Decade Study (1986-2014) |
Chong, Vui Heng
(Department of Medicine, RIPAS Hospital)
Telisinghe, Pemsari Upali (Department of Pathology, RIPAS Hospital) LIM, Edwin (Department of Pathology, RIPAS Hospital) Abdullah, Muhammad Syafiq (Department of Medicine, RIPAS Hospital) Idris, Fidah (Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, RIPAS Hospital) Chong, Chee Fui (Department of Surgery, Bandar Seri Begawan BA) |
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