Abandonment of childhood cancer treatment in Western Kenya

F Njuguna; S Mostert; A Slot; S Langat; J Skiles; M N Sitaresmi; P M van de Ven; J Musimbi; H Muliro; R C Vreeman; G J L Kaspers

doi:10.1136/archdischild-2013-305052

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Abandonment of childhood cancer treatment in Western Kenya

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F Njuguna Department of Child Health and Pediatrics, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret, Kenya PubMed articles Google scholar articles
S Mostert Department of Pediatric Oncology-Hematology and Doctor 2 Doctor program, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
A Slot Department of Pediatric Oncology-Hematology and Doctor 2 Doctor program, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
S Langat Department of Child Health and Pediatrics, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret, Kenya PubMed articles Google scholar articles
J Skiles Department of Pediatrics and USAID-Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH) program, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
M N Sitaresmi Department of Pediatrics, Dr Sardjito Hospital, Yogyakarta, Indonesia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
P M van de Ven Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
J Musimbi Department of Child Health and Pediatrics, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret, Kenya PubMed articles Google scholar articles
H Muliro Department of Child Health and Pediatrics, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret, Kenya PubMed articles Google scholar articles
R C Vreeman Department of Pediatrics and USAID-Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH) program, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
G J L Kaspers Department of Pediatric Oncology-Hematology and Doctor 2 Doctor program, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Festus Njuguna, Department of Child Health and Pediatrics, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, P.O Box 3, Eldoret 30100, Kenya; muigaifes2000{at}yahoo.com

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Njuguna F, Mostert S, Slot A, et al

Abandonment of childhood cancer treatment in Western Kenya

Archives of Disease in Childhood 2014;99:609-614.

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Received August 13, 2013
Revised February 24, 2014
Accepted February 28, 2014
First published March 28, 2014.

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March 22, 2016

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