Availability of essential diagnostics in the Philippines

Affiliations

¹ College of Medicine, University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines.
² Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
³ Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines.

Nicole Rose I Alberto et al. Lancet Reg Health West Pac. 2022.

. 2022 Jan 6:19:100375.

doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2021.100375. eCollection 2022 Feb.

¹ College of Medicine, University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines.
² Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
³ Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines.

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Conflict of interest statement

JPAC currently serves as the vice president of the Philippine Radiation Oncology Society. All other authors declare no competing interests.

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