Financial burden of therapy in families with a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: report from north India

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 103-108

  Ghatak, Nishantadeb ^a   Trehan, Amita ^a   Bansal, Deepak ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

ALL; Medical expenses; Nonmedical expenses; Out of pocket expenses; Per capita income

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER THERAPY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY COUNSELING; FATHER; FEMALE; FINANCIAL DEFICIT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCOME; INDIA; INDIAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; UNEMPLOYMENT; WORK; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; INFANT;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA;

EID: 84949109622     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-015-2757-y     Document Type: Article

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