Urologic cancer in Africa--papers from the African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC) meeting.
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T he CJU has a strong commitment to bring global and international healthcare awareness to our readers. As attention is focused on emerging healthcare issues in developing nations, many of the challenges involve urological diseases. We are very pleased to publish, in a special section in this issue of CJU, Urologic cancer in Africa—Papers from the African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC) meeting
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Canadian journal of urology
دوره 15 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008