The medical student perspective on global health care in radiation oncology: Opportunities, barriers to sustainability, and future directions

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 492-494

  Burkeen, Jeffrey ^a,b   Coleman, C Norman ^b   Daphtary, Maithili ^b   Vikram, Bhadrasain ^b  

^a TEXAS A M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FUTUROLOGY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL STUDENT; ONCOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM SUSTAINABILITY;

CAPACITY BUILDING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; NEOPLASMS; ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84902106893     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.10.013     Document Type: Editorial

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