Operationalizing urgency in oncology: ethical challenges amidst the pandemic.

J Cancer Res Clin Oncol

Department of Neurosurgery, Jena University Hospital - Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Am Klinikum 1, 07747, Jena, Germany.

Published: September 2024

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