Burden of cancer and projections for 2016, Indian scenario: Gaps in the availability of radiotherapy treatment facilities

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 671-677

  Murthy, N S ^a   Chaudhry, Kishore ^a   Rath, G K ^b  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b INSTITUTE ROTARY CANCER HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Burden of cancer; Projections; Teletherapy units; Therapy capacity gaps

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASM; ONCOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; TELERADIOLOGY;

CANCER CARE FACILITIES; COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASMS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TELERADIOLOGY;

EID: 66149111801     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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