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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Dhanvantri Nagar, Puducherry, 605006, India

    S. Shyama Prem

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  1. Department of Microbiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India

    Subhash Chandra Parija

  2. Department of Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India

    Vikram Kate

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Shyama Prem, S. (2017). Title. In: Parija, S., Kate, V. (eds) Writing and Publishing a Scientific Research Paper. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4720-6_3

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