Sri Vidya Group Of Hospitals, East Coast Diabetes Care & Research Center
Hospital in Pondicherry, Pondicherry, India
Year of Establishment:1980
Complete Address:PONDICHERY DIABETES SPECIALITIES CENTER,NO 9 2ND CROSS,ANNA NAGAR,PONDICHERY-605005
Location:Pondicherry, Pondicherry, India
Zip Code:605005
Introduction & Overview
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