Epidemiology of Childhood Cancer Based on the Databases of Population-Based Cancer Registries in City of Erbil, Iraq

Subject Areas : Journal of Chemical Health Risks

Hafidh AI_Sadi ¹ ( College of MLT, Ahl Al Bayt University, Kerbala, Iraq )
Allaa Hatim Thanoon ² ( The University of Mashreq, Baghdad, Iraq )
Moayad Aziz Abdulqadir ³ ( Department of Anesthesia Techniques, AlNoor University College, Bartella, Iraq )
Mostafa Adnan Abdalrahman ⁴ ( Clinical pharmacist specialists, Al Nisour University College, Iraq )
Mahmood Hasen Alubaidy ⁵ ( Al-Hadi University College, Baghdad, 10011, Iraq )
Sadiq M. Al-shaikh ⁶ ( Department of Medical Laboratory Technics, Al-Zahrawi University College, Karbala, Iraq )

Received: 2022-08-20 Accepted : 2022-11-07 Published : 2023-03-01

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