Geographic Access to Hospice Care for Children With Cancer in Tennessee, 2009 to 2011
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Letter to editor: Palliative care: The hidden loop of caring for Iranian children with cancer
The growing number of children with chronic diseases is a global issue. Cancer is one of the most important chronic diseases in children. According to WHO, the number of children with cancer varies from 50 to 200 cases per million children worldwide .However, the incidence of childhood cancers in Iranian girls and boys is reported to be 48-112 and 51-141 per million children, respectively .Canc...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1049-9091,1938-2715
DOI: 10.1177/1049909114543641