Provision of Oncology Services in Dubai Health Authority during First Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic: A Pragmatic Approach

Latif, Muhammad Farooq; Tirmazy, Syed H.; El-Shourbagy, Dalia; Basit, Abdul Q.; Das, Kaltar; Omara, Mohamed; Hamza, Dina; Kumar, Susheel; Salim, Nezar Ahmed; Sajan, Shila

doi:10.30476/mejc.2021.89770.1549

Provision of Oncology Services in Dubai Health Authority during First Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic: A Pragmatic Approach

Document Type : Letter to the Editor

Authors

Muhammad Farooq Latif

Syed H. Tirmazy

Dalia El-Shourbagy

Abdul Q. Basit

Kaltar Das

Mohamed Omara

Dina Hamza

Susheel Kumar

Nezar Ahmed Salim

Shila Sajan

Medical Oncology Department, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, UAE

https://doi.org/10.30476/mejc.2021.89770.1549

Keywords

Covid-19, infections

Cancer

Pandemic

How to cite this article:

Latif MF, Tirmazy SH, El-Shourbagy D, Basit AQ, Das K, Omara M, et al. Provision of oncology services in Dubai health authority during first wave of COVID-19 pandemic: a pragmatic approach. Middle East J Cancer. 2022;13(4):733-5. doi: 10.30476/mejc.2021. 89770.1549.

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