Cancer in Africa

Lancet Oncology

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 394-396

  Abratt, Raymond P ^a   Vorobiof, Daniel A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Sandton Oncology Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER SCREENING; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0038303347     PISSN: 14702045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(03)01135-5     Document Type: Letter

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