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Childhood Cancer in India: Miles to Go Before We Sleep!

  • Reminiscences from Indian Pediatrics: A Tale of 50 Years
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  1. Department of Pediatrics, University College of Medical Sciences & GTB Hospital, Delhi, 110095, India

    Pooja Dewan

  2. Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology and BMT, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Vaishali, Delhi, India

    Prachi Jain

  3. Division of Pediatric Oncology, Gujarat Cancer and Research Institute, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

    Maharshi Trivedi

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Dewan, P., Jain, P. & Trivedi, M. Childhood Cancer in India: Miles to Go Before We Sleep!. Indian Pediatr 60, 1032–1034 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-023-3067-y

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