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Arch Iran Med. 2021;24(7): 556-567. doi: 10.34172/aim.2021.79

Review Article

Gastric Cancer in Iran: An Overview of Risk Factors and Preventive Measures

Elham Akbarpour 1 ORCID, Alireza Sadjadi 1 * ORCID, Mohammad H. Derakhshan 2 ORCID, Gholamreza Roshandel 3 ORCID, Masoomeh Alimohammadian 1

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