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Are we prepared to implement a Lean philosophy within cancer-care service in Oman?

Itrat Mehdi and Bassim J. Al Bahrani
Saudi Medical Journal July 2017, 38 (7) 691-698; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2017.7.17712
Itrat Mehdi
From the Department of Medical Oncology, National Oncology Center The Royal Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
PhD, FRCP
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Bassim J. Al Bahrani
From the Department of Medical Oncology, National Oncology Center The Royal Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
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