Molecular Oncology
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 206-212 , October 2008

The state of academic cancer surgery in the UK

  • S. Eckhouse

      Affiliations

    • European Cancer Research Managers Foundation, London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • R. Sullivan

      Affiliations

    • European Cancer Research Managers Foundation, London, United Kingdom
    • Foundation for Genomics & Public Health, Cambridge, United Kingdom
    • WHO International Agency for Research on Cancer
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Social Policy (Health, Population & Society Programme) London School of Economics & Political Science, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, United Kingdom. Tel.: +44 7720398401.

Received 21 May 2008 ,Accepted 4 June 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.molonc.2008.06.001

Molecular Oncology
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 206-212 , October 2008

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