Effect of corruption on medical care in low-income countries

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 325-326

  Mostert, Saskia ^a   Sitaresmi, Mei N ^b   Njuguna, Festus ^c   van Beers, Eduard J ^d   Kaspers, Gertjan J L ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Dr Sardjito Hospital   (Indonesia)

^c MOI TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL   (Kenya)

^d Medicine for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Foundation   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER PATIENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; DRUG INDUSTRY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NOTE; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHILD; CRIME; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PEDIATRICS; POVERTY;

EID: 84855805251     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.23408     Document Type: Note

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