The effect of medicare health care systems on women with breast and cervical cancer

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1381-1388

  Kirsner, Robert S ^a   Ma, Fangchao ^b   Fleming, Lora ^b   Trapido, Edward ^b   Duncan, Robert ^b   Federman, Daniel G ^b   Wilkinson, James D ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; MULTIPLE CANCER; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU;

AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; MEDICARE; NEOPLASM STAGING; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 19544385454     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000161326.15602.fb     Document Type: Article

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