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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2014; 35(03): 187-191
DOI: 10.4103/0971-5851.142030
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Cancer care delivery in India at the grassroot level: Improve outcomes

Bhawna Sirohi
Department of Medical Oncology, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Cancer Centre, Narayana Health, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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