Molecular Oncology
Volume 1, Issue 4 , Pages 366-373 , April 2008

Cancer research in the UK: A policy review of the junior academic clinical faculty

  • Richard Sullivan

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationTel.: +44 772 039 8401.
    • Professor & Chairman, European Cancer Research Managers Forum.
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Received 13 October 2007 ,Accepted 23 October 2007.

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PII: S1574-7891(07)00078-6

doi: 10.1016/j.molonc.2007.10.005

Molecular Oncology
Volume 1, Issue 4 , Pages 366-373 , April 2008