Influence of health-insurance access and hospital retention policies on childhood cancer treatment in Kenya

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 913-918

  Mostert, S ^a   Njuguna, F ^b   van de Ven, P M ^a   Olbara, G ^b   Kemps, L J P A ^a   Musimbi, J ^b   Strother, R M ^c   Aluoch, L M ^b   Skiles, J ^c   Buziba, N G ^b   Sitaresmi, M N ^d   Vreeman, R C ^c   Kaspers, G J L ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MOI TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL   (Kenya)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Dr Sardjito Hospital   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Adherence; Childhood cancer; Health insurance; Hospital retention; Low income countries

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER THERAPY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; EPISTAXIS; EVENT FREE SURVIVAL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; NEOPLASM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL WORKER; STUDY DESIGN; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT REFUSAL; WARD;

ADHERENCE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; HEALTH-INSURANCE; HOSPITAL RETENTION; LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE, HEALTH; KENYA; LEGISLATION, HOSPITAL; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; NEOPLASMS; ODDS RATIO; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84895749227     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24896     Document Type: Article

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