Community Intervention For Cancer Control & Prevention: Lessons Learnt

KA Dinshaw; SS Shastri; SS Patil

doi:10.1055/s-0041-1733067

Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology, Table of Contents

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2004; 25(02): 4-8
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1733067

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Community Intervention For Cancer Control & Prevention: Lessons Learnt

KA Dinshaw

Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai 400012, India

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SS Shastri

Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai 400012, India

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SS Patil

Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai 400012, India

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