Socioeconomic constraints to effective management of Burkitt's lymphoma in south-eastern Nigeria

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 92-98

  Meremikwu, M M ^a   Ehiri, J E ^b,c   Nkanga, D G ^a   Udoh, E E ^a   Ikpatt, O F ^a   Alaje, E O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Burkitt's lymphoma; Health seeking behaviour; Inequity; Poverty

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

CANCER; CHEMOTHERAPY; CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TREATMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POVERTY; RELAPSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEES AND CHARGES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POVERTY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 13244291748     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2004.01348.x     Document Type: Article

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