Resource disparities in treating persons with disabilities for four common cancers: An exploratory analysis

Journal of Disability Policy Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 221-232

  Chirikos, Thomas N ^a   Roetzheim, Richard ^a   McCarthy, Ellen P ^b   Iezzoni, Lisa I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

And prostate; Colon; Disability; Health disparities; Lung; Malignancies of the female breast; Medicare costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 59549088572     PISSN: 10442073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1044207308314953     Document Type: Article

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