Disparities in breast cancer treatment among American Indian, Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White women enrolled in medicare

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 648-664

  Wilson, Robin Taylor ^a   Adams Cameron, Meg ^b   Burhansstipanov, Linda ^c   Roubidoux, Marilyn A ^d   Cobb, Nathaniel ^e   Lynch, Charles F ^f   Edwards, Brenda K ^g  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c Native American Cancer Research   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^g NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

American Indian; Breast cancer; Episode of care; Hispanic American; Treatment outcome; White

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER REGISTRY; CAUCASIAN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATHOLOGY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MEDICARE; SEER PROGRAM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34848854563     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2007.0071     Document Type: Article

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