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Healthcare access for cancer patients in the era of economic crisis. Results from the HOPE III study

Forum of Clinical Oncology
Volume 6 (2015): Issue 4 (December 2015)
By: Kyriakos Souliotis,  Eirini Agapidaki and  Manto Papageorgiou  
Open Access
|Mar 2016

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/fco-2015-0020 | Journal eISSN: 1792-362X | Journal ISSN: 1792-345X
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Language: English
Page range: 7 - 11
Submitted on: Oct 22, 2015
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Accepted on: Jan 14, 2015
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Published on: Mar 31, 2016
Published by: Helenic Society of Medical Oncology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
Cancer patients,
Healthcare access,
Barriers,
Financial crisis
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Internal medicine,
Haematology, oncology

© 2016 Kyriakos Souliotis, Eirini Agapidaki, Manto Papageorgiou, published by Helenic Society of Medical Oncology
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