Understanding refusal and abandonment in the treatment of childhood cancer

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1005-1010

  Arora, Ramandeep Singh ^a   Pizer, B ^b   Eden, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer; Developing countries; India; Treatment abandonment; Treatment refusal

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RELAPSE; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GENDER BIAS; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCOME; INDIA; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; PAIN; PARENT COUNSELING; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; TRAINING; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNEMPLOYMENT;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 79251536207     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-010-0172-5     Document Type: Review

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