Radiation oncology in Africa: improving access to cancer care on the African continent.

نویسندگان

  • Brandon J Fisher
  • Larry C Daugherty
  • John P Einck
  • Gita Suneja
  • Mira M Shah
  • Luqman K Dad
  • Robert W Mutter
  • J Ben Wilkinson
  • Arno J Mundt
چکیده

Radiation Oncology in Africa: Improving Access to Cancer Care on the African Continent Brandon J. Fisher, DO,* Larry C. Daugherty, MD,y John P. Einck, MD,{ Gita Suneja, MD,x Mira M. Shah, MD,k Luqman K. Dad, MD,{ Robert W. Mutter, MD, J. BenWilkinson, MD,** and Arno J. Mundt, MDz *Gamma West Cancer Services, Salt Lake City, Utah; yMayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida; zMoores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California; xAbramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; kHenry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan; {Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, Maryland; Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; and **Willis-Knighton Health System/LSU Health Science Center, Shreveport, Louisiana

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics

دوره 89 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014