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- 2014
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- 107
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- 189-195
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Ghufran Jassim,
David L Whitford
(2014).
Understanding the experiences and quality of life issues of Bahraini women with breast cancer.
Social Science & Medicine
, 107
, 189-195.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.01.031
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- 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.01.031