Cancer and managed care in the 21st century

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 17, 2005, Pages

  McGivney, William T ^a   Mullen, Jill ^b  

^a National Comprehensive Cancer Network   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RESEARCH; COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW;

HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 29944446247     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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