Cost of Patient Follow-up After Potentially Curative Colorectal Cancer Treatment

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 273, Issue 23, 1995, Pages 1837-1841

  Virgo, Katherine ^a   Vernava, Anthony M ^a   Longo, Walter E ^a   Mckirgan, Lowell W ^a   Johnson, Frank E ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER TEST; COLORECTAL CANCER; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029079525     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1995.03520470045030     Document Type: Article

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