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OncoDaily Medical Journal

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Resource Allocation Within Healthcare in a Lower Middle-Income Country: What Do Doctors Think?

Manzoor

Ruqayya

Department of Pediatric Oncology, Children Hospital, PIMS, Islamabad, Pakistan ruqayyamanzoor1@gmail.com Shaheen

Hijab

Department of Pediatric Oncology, Children Hospital, PIMS, Islamabad, Pakistan Yasmeen

Nuzhat

Department of Pediatric Oncology, Children Hospital, PIMS, Islamabad, Pakistan Jamshed

Junaid

Pakistan Society of Pediatric Oncology, Karachi, Pakistan Khan

Muhammad Wasim

Department of Pediatric Oncology, Children Hospital, PIMS, Islamabad, Pakistan Rafique

Nazia

Department of Pediatric Oncology, Children Hospital, PIMS, Islamabad, Pakistan

22 12 2025

ODMJ-001-1222-6139

2025

OncoDaily Medical Journal

LMICs Lower Middle-Income Country Pakistan Resource Allocation Ruqayya Manzoor

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