The need to expand global access to radiotherapy

The Lancet Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 378-380

  Rodin, Danielle ^a,b   Jaffray, David ^a,c   Atun, Rifat ^b   Knaul, Felicia M ^d,e   Gospodarowicz, Mary ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Mexican Health Foundation   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH;

HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84897093533     PISSN: 14702045     EISSN: 14745488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(14)70121-4     Document Type: Note

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