Financial burden faced by families due to out-of-pocket expenses during the treatment of their cancer children: An Indian perspective
Context: Life-saving cancer therapy is costly and may result in financial burden for these families. Financial costs for treating childhood cancer care are traditionally assessed based on the amount spent for diagnostic tests, hospitalization, and chemotherapy. The financial costs for travel, accomm...
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| Main Authors: | Latha M Sneha, Jeyanth Sai, S Ashwini, Sunitha Ramaswamy, Mahalakshmi Rajan, Julius X Scott |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2017;volume=38;issue=1;spage=4;epage=9;aulast=Sneha |
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