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Defaulters among lung cancer patients in a suburban district in a developing country

How SH, Y C Kuan, A R M Fauzi

Annals of Thoracic Medicine · 2012 · 12 citations · 5 references

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Abstract

Defaulter rate among lung cancer patients was 21.1%. Children education level is the only significant factor associated with the defaulter rate.

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