Development of retinoblastoma programs in Central America

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 42-46

  Wilimas, Judith A ^a,b   Wilson, Matthew W ^a,b   Haik, Barrett G ^a,b   Barnoya, Margarita ^c   Fu, Ligia ^d   Castellanos, Mauricio ^c   Bonilla, Miguel ^e   Phillips, Bianca ^a,b   Helveston, Eugene M ^f   Luna Fineman, Sandra ^g   Ribeiro, Raul ^a,b   Rodriguez Galindo, Carlos ^a,b  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c Unidad Nacional de Oncologia Pediatrica   (Guatemala)

^d Hospital Escuela Materno Infantil   (Honduras)

^e Benjamin Bloom National Children's Hospital   (El Salvador)

^f Hospital Materno Infantil Escuela ^*  (United States)

^g CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Pediatric oncology; RetCam; Retinoblastoma; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CENTRAL AMERICA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOBLASTOMA; CANCER CENTER; CHILD; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EL SALVADOR; GUATEMALA; HONDURAS; MEXICO; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RETINA TUMOR; SURVIVAL RATE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EL SALVADOR; GUATEMALA; HONDURAS; HUMANS; MEXICO; ONCOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PEDIATRICS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RETINAL NEOPLASMS; RETINOBLASTOMA; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 66149096246     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.21984     Document Type: Article

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