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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · South Asian J Cancer 2014; 03(04): 231-232
DOI: 10.4103/2278-330X.142993
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Epidemiology of primary small cell carcinoma of the esophagus: A retrospective study

Manigreeva Krishnatreya
Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Dr. B Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati, Assam
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Amal C. Kataki
Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Dr. B Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati, Assam
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Jagannath D. Sharma
Department of Pathology, Dr. B Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati, Assam
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Bibhuti Bhusan Borthakur
Department of Surgical Oncology, Dr. B Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati, Assam
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Manoj Kalita
Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Dr. B Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati, Assam
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