Geographic access to cancer care in the U.S.

Cancer

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 909-918

  Onega, Tracy ^a,b,c   Duell, Eric J ^a,b,c   Shi, Xun ^d   Wang, Dongmei ^a   Demidenko, Eugene ^b,c   Goodman, David ^a,b  

^a DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic medical centers; Cancer care facilities; Health manpower; Health services accessibility; Population groups

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PATIENT; EDUCATION; ETHNICITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ASIAN AMERICANS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; RURAL POPULATION; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 39049136152     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: 10970142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23229     Document Type: Article

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