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Radiotherapy waiting time in Northern Nigeria: experience from a resource-limited setting

BACKGROUND: Access and availability of radiotherapy treatment is limited in most low- and middle-income countries, which leads to long waiting times and poor clinical outcomes. The aim of our study is to determine the magnitude of waiting times for radiotherapy in a resource-limited setting. METHODS...

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Autores principales:	Tumba, Nuhu, Adewuyi, Sunday Adeyemi, Eguzo, Kelechi, Adenipekun, Adeniyi, Oyesegun, Rasaaq
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Cancer Intelligence 2020
Materias:	Review
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7532027/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33082847 http://dx.doi.org/10.3332/ecancer.2020.1097

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