Great teaching hospitals of Africa: Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana
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Laryngeal cancer at the korle bu teaching hospital accra ghana.
SUMMARY INTRODUCTION Laryngeal cancer is the commonest Head and Neck cancer seen at the Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) Unit Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. The aim of this study was to determine the number of cases of laryngeal cancer seen at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, establish epidemiological parameters of the disease and to outline preventive measures. METHOD One hundred and fifteen (115) pati...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Ibadan Postgraduate Medicine
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1597-1627
DOI: 10.4314/aipm.v7i1.64077