Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 655

Full Length Research Paper

Epidemiology of female breast cancer in Niger: A literature review

Aissami Abdou
  • Aissami Abdou
  • Research Group of Social Epidemiology and Health Policy, University of Antwerp, Belgium.
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Guido Van Hal
  • Guido Van Hal
  • Research Group of Social Epidemiology and Health Policy, University of Antwerp, Belgium.
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  •  Received: 06 June 2021
  •  Accepted: 26 July 2021
  •  Published: 31 August 2021

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