Acceptance and adherence to treatment among breast cancer patients in Eastern Nigeria

Breast

Volumn 20, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages

  Anyanwu, Stanley N C ^a   Egwuonwu, Ochonma A ^a   Ihekwoaba, Eric C ^a  

^a NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Adherence; Breast cancer; Diagnosis; Low income country; Nigeria; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG COST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOLISTIC CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASTECTOMY; NIGERIA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT REFUSAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 79953037816     PISSN: 09609776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2011.01.009     Document Type: Article

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