Relationship between travel distance and utilization of breast cancer treatment in rural northern Michigan

Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 287, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 111-

  Meden, Terry ^a   St John Larkin, Celeste ^a   Hermes, Deborah ^a   Sommerschield, Stephen ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; Delivery of health care; Health services accessibility; Rural health; Women s health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER CENTER; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MASTECTOMY; RADIOTHERAPY; RURAL POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGE; RADIOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 0037006111     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.287.1.111-JMS0102-5-1     Document Type: Article

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