Managed care and cancer outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries with disabilities

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 287-296

  Roetzheim, Richard G ^a,b   Chirikos, Thomas N ^b   Wells, Kristen J ^b   McCarthy, Ellen P ^c,d   Ngo, Long H ^c,d   Li, Donglin ^c   Drews, Reed E ^c,d   Iezzoni, Lisa I ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; FEE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL SECURITY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER THERAPY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HUMAN TISSUE; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; DISABLED PERSONS; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; SEER PROGRAM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 43949098963     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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