Cost of treatment for cancer: Experiences of patients in public hospitals in India

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 5049-5054

  Nair, Kesavan Sreekantan ^a   Raj, Sherin ^a   Tiwari, Vijay Kumar ^a   Piang, Lam Khan ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cost of treatment; Direct cost; Indirect cost; Investigations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANCER CENTER; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84887599057     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.9.5049     Document Type: Article

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