Retention of enrollees following a cancer diagnosis within health maintenance organizations in the cancer research network

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 148-152

  Field, Terry S ^a,b   Cernieux, Jackie ^a,b   Buist, Diana ^c   Geiger, Ann ^d   Lamerato, Lois ^e   Hart, Gene ^c   Bachman, Don ^f   Krajenta, Rick ^e   Greene, Sarah ^c   Hornbrook, Mark C ^f   Ansell, Gary ^f   Herrinton, Lisa ^g   Reed, George ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^d KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Henry Ford Health Hospital   (United States)

^f CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^g DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 10744230143     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djh010     Document Type: Article

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