Delayed presentation of breast cancer patients
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Delayed presentation of breast cancer patients.
OBJECTIVE To determine the extent and nature of delayed presentation of patients treated for breast cancer at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH). DESIGN Prospective cross sectional study. SETTING Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) which is a tertiary, teaching and referral hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. RESULTS A total of 166 patients were recruited into the study. The mean age was 47 years with...
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عنوان ژورنال: East African Medical Journal
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0012-835X
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v87i4.62410