The medical care cost of childhood and adolescent cancer in Manitoba, 1990-1995

Chronic Diseases in Canada

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 83-90

  Luo, Wei ^a   Lane, Rachel ^a   Stobart, Kent ^a   Morrison, Howard ^a   Schanzer, Dena ^a   Barr, Ronald ^a   Greenberg, Mark ^a  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent cancer; Childhood cancer; Cost

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PATIENT; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL FEE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEES, MEDICAL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MANITOBA; NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036622879     PISSN: 02288699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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