The socio-economic impact of cervical cancer on patients and their families in Argentina, and its influence on radiotherapy compliance. Results from a cross-sectional study

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 335-340

  Arrossi, Silvina ^a   Matos, Elena ^b   Zengarini, Nicolas ^b   Roth, Berta ^b   Sankaranayananan, Rengaswamy ^a   Parkin, Maxwell ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Compliance; Family; Radiotherapy; Socio economic impact

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BUDGET; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHILD CARE; EDUCATION; ELECTRICITY; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ARGENTINA; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34247141937     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2006.12.010     Document Type: Article

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