Insurance barriers for childhood survivors of pediatric brain tumors: The case for neurocognitive evaluations

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 223-227

  Taylor, Lloyd ^a,c   Simpson, Kit ^a   Bushardt, Reamer ^a   Reeves, Cara ^a   Elkin, T David ^b   Fortson, Beverly L ^a   Boll, Thomas ^a   Patel, Sunil ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain tumor, late effects; Cognitive evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BRAIN CANCER; BRAIN TUMOR; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BILLING; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL RECORD; NOMENCLATURE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REIMBURSEMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL RATE;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SURVIVORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646878101     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000092358     Document Type: Article

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