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Agreement between diagnoses of childhood lymphoma assigned in Uganda and by an international reference laboratory

Author(s) -

Elisabete Weiderpass,

Orem,

Sven Sandin,

Weibull,

Meijer,

Jaap M. Middeldorp,

Odida,

Wabinga,

Wabwire-Mangen,

Mbidde

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

clinical epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.868

H-Index - 58

ISSN - 1179-1349

DOI - 10.2147/clep.s35671

Subject(s) - medicine , medical diagnosis , pathological , kappa , cohen's kappa , referral , lymphoma , pediatrics , pathology , family medicine , philosophy , linguistics , machine learning , computer science

Correct diagnosis is key to appropriate treatment of cancer in children. However, diagnostic challenges are common in low-income and middle-income countries. The objective of the present study was to assess the agreement between a clinical diagnosis of childhood non- Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) assigned in Uganda, a pathological diagnosis assigned in Uganda, and a pathological diagnosis assigned in The Netherlands.

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