Palliative Care in Oncology

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2020; 41(02): 215-217
DOI: 10.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_27_20

Trainee’s Corner

Sharada Mailankody

Department of Medical Oncology, Manipal Comprehensive Cancer Care Centre, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India

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