The guardians' perspective on paediatric cancer treatment in Malawi and factors affecting adherence

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 639-642

  Israëls, Trijn ^a,b   Chirambo, Chawanangwa ^a   Caron, Huib ^b   De Kraker, Jan ^b   Molyneux, Elizabeth ^a   Reis, Ria ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^b EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abandonment; Adherence; Cancer; Children; Developing country; Malawi

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACTINOMYCIN; DOXORUBICIN; HYDROCORTISONE; METHOTREXATE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG EFFICACY; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALAWI; MOTIVATION; NEPHROBLASTOMA; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRAVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LEGAL GUARDIANS; MALAWI; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 52249111801     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.21703     Document Type: Article

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