The Impact of Managed Health Care in the United States on Women with Breast Cancer and the Providers who Treat them

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-54

  Bourjolly, Joretha N ^a   Hirschman, Karen B ^a   Zieber, Nancy Anne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast Cancer; Insurance; Managed Care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NURSE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0742269923     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002820-200401000-00006     Document Type: Article

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