Barriers to expansion of cancer research: Data collection challenges at a single-institution in Rwanda

Journal of Cancer Policy

Volumn 7, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-3

  Silverstein, Allison ^a,b,c,d   Mugenzi, Pacifique ^a,e   Lule, Joseph ^a   Costas Chavarri, Ainhoa ^a,b,c  

^a RWANDA MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Rwanda)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e KING FAISAL HOSPITAL   (Rwanda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RESEARCH; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RWANDA; STOMACH CANCER; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 84962529841     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22135383     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpo.2015.12.004     Document Type: Article

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