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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2009; 30(04): 121-123
DOI: 10.4103/0971-5851.65333
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Pediatric oncology in India: Past, present and future

Brijesh Arora
Editor, IJMPO, Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai - 400 012, India
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Sripad D Banavali
Professor and Head, Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai - 400 012, India
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