Patient compliance in the treatment of Burkitt′s lymphoma in rural Zambia: A retrospective study on 80 Burkitt′s lymphoma patients in Katete, Zambia

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-6

  De Boer, J D ^a   Boellaard, T N ^a   Parkinson, S ^b   Blanchard, E ^c   Heij, H A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b St Francis Hospital Katete   (Zambia)

^c Div of Hematology/Oncology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burkitt's lymphoma; Chemotherapy; Compliance

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL POPULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZAMBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZAMBIA;

EID: 73349114003     PISSN: 01896725     EISSN: 09745998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0189-6725.48566     Document Type: Article

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