Was non-utilisation of computed tomography as a public health tool a costly lapse in closing the pandemic?

Anirudh Kohli

doi:10.4103/ijri.IJRI_978_20

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, Table of Contents

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2021; 31(S 01): S1-S3
DOI: 10.4103/ijri.IJRI_978_20

Editorial

Was non-utilisation of computed tomography as a public health tool a costly lapse in closing the pandemic?

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Anirudh Kohli

Chief Radiologist Breach Candy Hospital Trust, 60 Bhulabhai Desai Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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