Radiation Oncology Facilities in Africa: What Is the Most Important: Equipment, Staffing, or Guidelines?

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1600-1601

  Zaghloul, Mohamed S ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PATIENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LETTER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOLOGIST;

AFRICA; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 47149092851     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.03.053     Document Type: Letter

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