A call to action by Dr. Abdul Ghafur, Apollo Hospital, Chennai

Frank J. Bia

doi:10.4103/2278-330X.96511

South Asian Journal of Cancer, Table of Contents

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · South Asian J Cancer 2012; 01(01): 48
DOI: 10.4103/2278-330X.96511

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A call to action by Dr. Abdul Ghafur, Apollo Hospital, Chennai

Frank J. Bia

Medical Director, AmeriCares, Professor of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA

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