Abandonment of childhood cancer treatment in Western Kenya

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Education and Practice Edition

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 609-614

  Njuguna, Festus ^a   Mostert, S ^b   Slot, A ^b   Langat, S ^a   Skiles, J ^c   Sitaresmi, M N ^d   Van De Ven, P M ^b   Musimbi, J ^a   Muliro, H ^a   Vreeman, R C ^c   Kaspers, Gjl ^b  

^a MOI TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL   (Kenya)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Dr Sardjito Hospital   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; KENYA; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT REFUSAL; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FINANCIAL DEFICIT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PARENTS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84909969195     PISSN: 17430585     EISSN: 17430593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2013-305052     Document Type: Article

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