Paediatric oncology in the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre

Malawi Medical Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 115-117

  Israels, Trim ^a   Banda, Kondwani ^a   Molyneux, Elizabeth M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALAWI; MALE; NEOPLASM; NEWBORN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALAWI; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 67649998942     PISSN: 19957262     EISSN: 19957270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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