Can one treat cancer in African children? Action of the Franco-African Group in pediatric oncology;Peut-on traiter les cancers des enfants en Afrique? L'action du Groupe franco-africain d'oncologie pédiatrique

Medecine Therapeutique Pediatrie

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 192-197

  Lemerle, Jean ^a   Msefer Alaoui, Fouzia ^g   Harif, M'Hamed ^b   Kogumu, Elise ^c   Ladjadj, Yasmina ^d   Moreira, Claude ^e   Rafetrason, Josoa Andriamparany ^f   Doumbe, Pierre ^c  

^a INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

^b IBN ROCHD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Morocco)

^c Mother and Child Centre of The Chantal Biya Foundation Yaounde   (Cameroon)

^d CHU Mustapha   (Algeria)

^e Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Aristide Le Dantec de Dakar   (Senegal)

^f Hôpital Cenhosa   (Madagascar)

^g NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; NEGRO; REVIEW;

EID: 0242498541     PISSN: 12865494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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