Increased racial differences on breast cancer care and survival in America: Historical evidence consistent with a health insurance hypothesis, 1975-2001

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 595-600

  Gorey, Kevin M ^a   Luginaah, Isaac N ^b   Schwartz, Kendra L ^c   Fung, Karen Y ^a   Balagurusamy, Madhan ^a   Bartfay, Emma ^d   Wright, Frances C ^e,f   Anucha, Uzoamaka ^g   Parsons, Renee R ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^g YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^h Windsor Regional Children's Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer treatment; Ethnicity; Health insurance; Race; Socioeconomic factors; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVAL; CAUCASIAN; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 58549087563     PISSN: 01676806     EISSN: 15737217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10549-008-9960-1     Document Type: Article

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