Health insurance and cancer survival

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 163, Issue 18, 2003, Pages 2123-2124

  Grann, Victor R ^a   Jacobson, Judith S ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER SURVIVAL; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS;

HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; KENTUCKY; MEDICAID; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0141889865     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.163.18.2123     Document Type: Editorial

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