Utilisation of traditional medicine among women diagnosed with breast cancer in Ghana: a descriptive phenomenological study Article Swipe
Adwoa Bemah Boamah Mensah
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Stella Baffour Asuo
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Kofi Boamah Mensah
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Joshua Okyere
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Shalini Kulasingam
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Beth A Virnig
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Joe‐Nat Clegg‐Lamptey
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· 2024
· Open Access
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· DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-024-04364-x
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· 2024
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· DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-024-04364-x
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