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Transforming breast cancer control campaigns in low and middle-income settings: Tanzanian experience with ‘Check It, Beat It’

Dilshad KassamFaculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Nicole S. BerryFaculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada
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Jaffer DharseeDirector of Medical Services, Aga Khan Health Services Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Pages 156-169 | Received 16 Jun 2015, Accepted 10 Jan 2016, Published online: 15 Apr 2016

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