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28 - Management of cancer of the vagina

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2015

Rashmi Jadon
Affiliation:
Velindre Cancer Centre, Velindre Hospital, Cardiff, UK
Emma Hudson
Affiliation:
Velindre Cancer Centre, Velindre Hospital, Cardiff, UK
Louise Hanna
Affiliation:
Velindre Cancer Centre, Velindre Hospital, Cardiff, UK
Louise Hanna
Affiliation:
Velindre Cancer Centre, Velindre Hospital, Cardiff
Tom Crosby
Affiliation:
Velindre Cancer Centre, Velindre Hospital, Cardiff
Fergus Macbeth
Affiliation:
Velindre Cancer Centre, Velindre Hospital, Cardiff
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