Breast cancer is serious public health problem in countries of all resource levels. Although major advances in the detection and treatment of the disease have occurred in higher income settings, similar progress has been slow or scarce in most low-and middle-income countries (LMCs). The poorer outc
Guideline implementation for breast healthcare in low- and middle-income countries : Early detection resource allocation
β Scribed by Cheng-Har Yip; Robert A. Smith; Benjamin O. Anderson; Anthony B. Miller; David B. Thomas; Eng-Suan Ang; Rosemary S. Caffarella; Marilys Corbex; Gary L. Kreps; Anne McTiernan; on behalf of the Breast Health Global Initiative Early Detection Panel
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 457 KB
- Volume
- 113
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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