Economic effects of childhood cancer on families

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 254-258

  Dockerty, J D ^a   Skegg, D C G ^a   Williams, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Costs; Economics; Family; Neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER REGRESSION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FAMILY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEOPLASMS; NEW ZEALAND; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0038807742     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2003.00138.x     Document Type: Article

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