Protecting Children This World Health Day: The Case for Early Childhood Cancer Detection Through Primary Health Care Strengthening in Vietnam.
| Title: | Protecting Children This World Health Day: The Case for Early Childhood Cancer Detection Through Primary Health Care Strengthening in Vietnam. |
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| Authors: | Phan P; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.; Pham TND; Program in Global Primary Care, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.; Pham T; College of Health Sciences, VinUniversity, Gia Lâm, Hanoi, Vietnam.; Center For Innovations in Health Sciences, VinUniversity, Gia Lâm, Hanoi, Vietnam.; Research Advancement Consortium in Health, Hanoi, Vietnam.; Ban HT; Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital, Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam.; Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam.; Cooper S; Division of Pediatric Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.; Hermiston M; College of Health Sciences, VinUniversity, Gia Lâm, Hanoi, Vietnam.; Center For Innovations in Health Sciences, VinUniversity, Gia Lâm, Hanoi, Vietnam.; Department of Pediatrics, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, USA.; Duong D; Program in Global Primary Care, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.; Division of Global Health Equity, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.; Nguyen KHT; Pediatric Center, Hue Central Hospital, Huế, Huế, Vietnam. |
| Source: | Pediatric blood & cancer [Pediatr Blood Cancer] 2026 Apr 10, pp. e70321. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Apr 10. |
| Publication Model: | Ahead of Print |
| Publication Type: | Letter |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: John Wiley Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101186624 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1545-5017 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 15455009 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Pediatr Blood Cancer Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley, c 2004- |
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| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260410 Latest Revision: 20260410 |
| Update Code: | 20260410 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/1545-5017.70321 |
| PMID: | 41960832 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
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