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Is a psychological approach required to combat breast cancer mortality in Pakistan?

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  1. Dow University of Health Sciences, Baba-E-Urdu Road, Karachi, 74200, Pakistan

    Muhammad Shariq Usman, Rabia Maryam Mustafa, Fahad Hassan Shaikh & Tariq Jamal Siddiqi

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Usman, M.S., Mustafa, R.M., Shaikh, F.H. et al. Is a psychological approach required to combat breast cancer mortality in Pakistan?. Arch Womens Ment Health 22, 541–542 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-018-0858-6

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