The Relation between Health Insurance Coverage and Clinical Outcomes among Women with Breast Cancer

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 329, Issue 5, 1993, Pages 326-331

  Ayanian, John Z ^a,b   Kohler, Betsy A ^c   Abe, Toshi ^c   Epstein, Arnold M ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c New Jersey State Cancer Registry   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMAN; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW JERSEY; REGISTRIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0027183973     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199307293290507     Document Type: Article

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