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What Do Patients Want? A Survey on Information Needs of Indian Patients Diagnosed with Cancer

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  1. Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain, Tata Memorial Centre, Parel, Mumbai, 400012, India

    Reshma Ambulkar & Vandana Agarwal

  2. Department of Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, India, 400012

    Sabita Jiwnani & C. S. Pramesh

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Ambulkar, R., Jiwnani, S., Agarwal, V. et al. What Do Patients Want? A Survey on Information Needs of Indian Patients Diagnosed with Cancer. J Canc Educ 28, 795–796 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-013-0508-7

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