Equity-Centered Optimization of Virtual Cancer Survivorship Care

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Karachi Medical and Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan.
² Department of Public Health, Bahria University, 13 National Stadium Rd, Karachi, Pakistan, 92 3353150132.

^# Contributed equally.

Abdul Moiz Ur Rab Bhatti et al. J Med Internet Res. 2025.

. 2025 Aug 12:27:e73663.

doi: 10.2196/73663.

¹ Department of Medicine, Karachi Medical and Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan.
² Department of Public Health, Bahria University, 13 National Stadium Rd, Karachi, Pakistan, 92 3353150132.

^# Contributed equally.

No abstract available

Keywords: cancer; follow-up; outcomes; realist evaluation; survivorship; virtual.

Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: None declared.

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