Evaluation of socio-demographic factors for non-compliance to treatment in locally advanced cases of cancer cervix in a rural medical college hospital in India

Indian Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 158-165

  Dutta, Samrat ^a   Biswas, Nandita ^a   Muhkherjee, Goutam ^a  

^a NORTH BENGAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Non compliance; Radiotherapy; Socio demographic factors; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889851985     PISSN: 09731075     EISSN: 19983735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1075.121530     Document Type: Article

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