An examination of cancer patients' monthly 'out-of-pocket' costs in Ontario, Canada

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 500-507

  Longo, C J ^a   Deber, R ^b   Fitch, M ^c,d   Williams, A P ^b   D'Souza, D ^e,f  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

^e LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; Healthcare funding; Out of pocket costs; Self administered questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREGIVER; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TRAVEL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; ONTARIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRAVEL;

EID: 35348982334     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2007.00783.x     Document Type: Article

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