Persistent differences in sociodemographic determinants of breast conserving treatment despite overall increased adoption

Medical Care

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 181-189

  Gilligan, Mary Ann ^a,d   Kneusel, Ronald T ^a   Hoffmann, Raymond G ^b   Greer, Ann L ^c   Nattinger, Ann B ^a  

^a CLEMENT J ZABLOCKI VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^d FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; Health services research; Mastectomy; SEER program; Segmental

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POPULATION DENSITY; RACE; SEGMENTAL MASTECTOMY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COHORT STUDIES; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POPULATION DENSITY; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036512513     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200203000-00002     Document Type: Article

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