Breast cancer treatment choice and mastectomy length of stay: A comparison of HMO and other privately insured women

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Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 288-301

  Hadley, Jack ^a   Mitchell, Jean M ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031431101     PISSN: 00469580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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