Esophageal cancer awareness in Bomet district, Kenya

African Health Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 122-128

  Duron, Vincent ^b   Bii, J ^a   Mutai, R ^a   Ngetich, J ^a   Harrington, D ^b   Parker, R ^b   White, R ^a  

^a Tenwek Hospital   (Kenya)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANCER SCREENING; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; KENYA; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; VIRUS;

EID: 84876251134     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v13i1.17     Document Type: Article

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