Corruption in health-care systems and its effect on cancer care in Africa

The Lancet Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2015, Pages e394-e404

  Mostert, Saskia ^a   Njuguna, Festus ^b   Olbara, Gilbert ^b   Sindano, Solomon ^b   Sitaresmi, Mei Neni ^c   Supriyadi, Eddy ^c   Kaspers, Gertjan ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MOI TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL   (Kenya)

^c GADJAH MADA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CANCER THERAPY; CORRUPTION; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REVIEW; UNITED NATIONS; BLACK PERSON; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CRIME; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHICS; ETHNOLOGY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MORALITY; MORTALITY; NEOPLASMS; ONCOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL;

AFRICA; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CRIME; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84938092144     PISSN: 14702045     EISSN: 14745488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(15)00163-1     Document Type: Review

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