The place of death of children with cancer in the metropolitan areas of Mexico

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 973-979

  Cárdenas Turanzas, Marylou ^a   Tovalín Ahumada, Horacio ^b   Carrillo, María Teresa ^c   Paéz Aguirre, Sandra ^c   Elting, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c Hospital 20 de Noviembre   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE CANCER; BRAIN CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER REGISTRY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; DYING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVENTION STUDY; KIDNEY CANCER; LEUKEMIA; LIVER CANCER; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MEXICO; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOFT TISSUE CANCER; URINARY TRACT CANCER;

EID: 51849096926     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2008.0042     Document Type: Article

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