Inadequate access to surgeons: Reason for disparate cancer care?

Medical Care

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 758-764

  Bradley, Cathy J ^a,d   Dahman, Bassam ^b   Given, Charles W ^c  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer outcomes; Dually eligible; Medicaid; Medicare

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COLON CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PREDICTION; SURGEON; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MICHIGAN; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIVATE SECTOR; REGISTRIES; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649813284     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e31819e1f17     Document Type: Article

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