Overview of radiotherapy resources in Latin America: A survey by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 97-100

  Zubizarreta, Eduardo H ^a,b   Poitevin, Adela ^c   Levin, C Victor ^a  

^a Sect Appl Radiat Biol Radiother

^b Centro Hospitalario Pereira Rossell   (Uruguay)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CANCEROLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Economics; Equipment and supplies; Health care facilities; Manpower and services; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; ONCOLOGY; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; LATIN AMERICA; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 4644337372     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2004.07.022     Document Type: Article

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