Pulmonary Oncologist—An Idea Whose Time has Come?

Sandeep Tandon; Pavankumar Biraris; Maheema Bhaskar

doi:10.1055/s-0042-1742638

Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology, Table of Contents

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2022; 43(01): 095-096
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1742638

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Pulmonary Oncologist—An Idea Whose Time has Come?

Sandeep Tandon

¹Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India

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Pavankumar Biraris

¹Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India

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Maheema Bhaskar

¹Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India

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