A survey of resources and activities in the MISPHO family of institutions in Latin America: A comparison of two eras

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 758-764

  Sala, Alessandra ^a,b   Barr, Ronald D ^b,c   Masera, Giuseppe ^a  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; Children; Developing countries

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER MORTALITY; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EVALUATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; TRANSFUSION;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LATIN AMERICA; NEOPLASMS; ONCOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 9344240816     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.20137     Document Type: Article

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