Guideline implementation for breast healthcare in low- and middle-income countries: Breast healthcare program resource allocation

Cancer

Volumn 113, Issue 8 SUPPL., 2008, Pages 2282-2296

  Harford, Joe ^a   Azavedo, Edward ^b   Fischietto, Mary ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Breast care program; Capacity building; Healthcare systems; Human resource allocation; Patient navigation

Indexed keywords

OPIATE; TRASTUZUMAB;

BREAST CANCER; BREAST CARE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER THERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL STATUS;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENTS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EID: 56449096417     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: 10970142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23841     Document Type: Conference Paper

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