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Prostate brachytherapy in Ghana: our initial experience

PURPOSE: This study presents the experience of a brachytherapy team in Ghana with a focus on technology transfer and outcome. The team was initially proctored by experienced physicians from Europe and South Africa. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of 90 consecutive patients underwent either brachythera...

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Autores principales:	Mensah, James Edward, Yarney, Joel, Vanderpuye, Verna, Akpakli, Evans, Tagoe, Samuel, Sasu, Evans
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Termedia Publishing House 2016
Materias:	Original Paper
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5116449/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27895678 http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/jcb.2016.62972

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