The crisis in health care cost in the United States: Some implications for radiation oncology

International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1992, Pages 203-206

  Hanks, Gerald E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Cost of care; Palliative care cost

Indexed keywords

CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; MEDICARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; COST ALLOCATION; COST CONTROL; FEES, MEDICAL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMAN; MEDICARE PART B; NEOPLASMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0026750441     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(92)90562-V     Document Type: Article

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