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India and Indian cardiothoracic surgery: an insider brief 40-year perspective
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Robert WM Frater Cardiovascular Research Centre, The University of the Free State, 9300 Nelson Mandela Drive, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
Abstract:
The Indian Association of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgeons is a mature organization that has had an unprecedented growth in the past four decades. The Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery is the official publication, its visible face. It has undergone substantial changes in organization and structure and has recently been given an impact factor of 0.7. This contribution is a quick individual view of a surgeon exposed to the reality of India and Indian cardiothoracic surgery during the past four decades.
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