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Early Warning Signs and Diagnostic Approach in Childhood Cancer

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  1. Université Mohammed VI des Sciences de la Santé Cheikh Khalifa Hospital, Casablanca, Morocco

    Mhamed Harif

  2. South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa

    Daniela Cristina Stefan

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Harif, M., Stefan, D.C. (2017). Early Warning Signs and Diagnostic Approach in Childhood Cancer. In: Pediatric Cancer in Africa. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17936-0_2

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