Cancer treatment at home or in the hospital: What are the costs for French public health insurance? Findings of a comprehensive-cancer centre

Health Policy

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 141-148

  Raphaël, Remonnay ^a,b   Yves, Devaux ^b   Giselle, Chvetzoff ^b   Magali, Morelle ^a   Odile, Carrere Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b CENTRE LÉON BÉRARD   (France)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cost analysis; Hospital at home

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER THERAPY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY;

EID: 15744389450     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2004.07.001     Document Type: Article

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