Economic analysis of the Nairobi Cancer Registry: Implications for expanding and enhancing cancer registration in Kenya

Cancer Epidemiology

Volumn 45, Issue , 2016, Pages 520-529

  Korir, Anne ^a   Gakunga, Robai ^b   Subramanian, Sujha ^c   Okerosi, Nathan ^a   Chesumbai, Gladys ^d   Edwards, Patrick ^c   Tangka, Florence ^e   Joseph, Rachael ^e   Buziba, Nathan ^d   Rono, Victor ^a   Parkin, Donald Maxwell ^f   Saraiya, Mona ^e  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b Independent Department   (Kenya)

^c RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^d MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activity based cost; Cancer registry; Economic evaluation; Kenya

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COST; DATA BASE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FUNDING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KENYA; LABOR; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; TRAINING; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASM; REGISTER;

ADULT; AGED; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASMS; REGISTRIES;

EID: 85004011401     PISSN: 18777821     EISSN: 1877783X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2016.11.006     Document Type: Article

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