Improvement of pathology in sub-Saharan Africa

The Lancet Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Adesina, Adekunle ^a   Chumba, David ^b   Nelson, Ann M ^c   Orem, Jackson ^d,e   Roberts, Drucilla J ^f   Wabinga, Henry ^e   Wilson, Michael ^g,h   Rebbeck, Timothy R ⁱ  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c Joint Pathology Center   (United States)

^d UGANDA CANCER INSTITUTE   (Uganda)

^e MULAGO HOSPITAL   (Uganda)

^f MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER REGISTRY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PATHOLOGIST; PATHOLOGY; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SUB SAHARAN AFRICA;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84875794534     PISSN: 14702045     EISSN: 14745488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(12)70598-3     Document Type: Review

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