Diagnosis of cancer in rural Rwanda: Early outcomes of a phased approach to implement anatomic pathology services in resource-limited settings

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 142, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 541-545

  Mpunga, Tharcisse ^a,b   Tapela, Neo ^c,d   Hedt Gauthier, Bethany L ^b,c,e   Milner, Dan ^d   Nshimiyimana, Irénée ^a   Muvugabigwi, Gaspard ^a   Moore, Molly ^c   Shulman, David S ^c   Pepoon, James R ^c,d   Shulman, Lawrence N ^f  

^a Rwandan Ministry of Health   (Rwanda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA   (Rwanda)

^c PARTNERS IN HEALTH   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Butaro District Hospital; Cancer; Capacity building; North South partnerships; Pathology services; Rwanda

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANATOMICAL CONCEPTS; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CAPACITY BUILDING; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA; RWANDA; SOCIAL STATUS; TUMOR BIOPSY; TURNAROUND TIME; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PATHOLOGY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL LABORATORY SERVICES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RWANDA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921630194     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: 19437722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCPYPDES6Z8ELEY     Document Type: Article

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