Radiation therapy infrastructure and human resources in low- and middle-income countries: Present status and projections for 2020

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 448-457

  Datta, Niloy R ^a   Samiei, Massoud ^b   Bodis, Stephan ^a  

^a CANTONAL HOSPITAL AARAU   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; ENGINEERS;

CANCER MANAGEMENT; CANCER PATIENTS; COORDINATED ACTIONS; MEDICAL PHYSICISTS; METHODS AND MATERIALS; MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES; PRESENT STATUS; RADIATION ONCOLOGISTS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ONCOLOGIST; TELETHERAPY;

CANCER CARE FACILITIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NEOPLASMS; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOLOGY; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84902181066     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.03.002     Document Type: Article

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