Impact of war on nuclear medicine services in Sudan

Document Type : Letter to the Editor

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1 Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Fatima College of Health Sciences, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

2 Department of Nuclear Medicine, National Cancer Institute, University of Gezira, Wad Medani, Sudan

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