Equitable access to cancer services in the 21st century

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 118-124

  Facione, Noreen C ^a,b   Facione, Peter A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; REVIEW; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031135925     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-6554(97)90042-7     Document Type: Article

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