The Saint Siluan warning signs of cancer in children: Impact of education in rural South Africa

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 314-316

  Poyiadjis, Stelios ^a   Wainwright, Linda ^a   Naidu, Gita ^a   Mackinnon, Diane ^a   Poole, Janet ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cancer awareness; Early warning signs of cancer; Educational campaign

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; EARLY CANCER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LYMPHOMA; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SOLID TUMOR; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 78650102867     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.22853     Document Type: Article

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