Cancer control in developing countries: Using health data and health services research to measure and improve access, quality and efficiency

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Hanna, Timothy P ^a   Kangolle, Alfred Ct ^b  

^a Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario   (Canada)

^b Ocean Road Cancer Institute ^*  (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER CONTROL; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER THERAPY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW;

EID: 77957737529     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-698X-10-24     Document Type: Review

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