American Society of Clinical Oncology policy statement: Disparities in cancer care

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 27, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 2881-2885

  Goss, Elizabeth ^a   Lopez, Ana Maria ^a   Brown, Carol L ^a   Wollins, Dana S ^a   Brawley, Otis W ^a   Raghavan, Derek ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER RESEARCH; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHICS; ETHNIC GROUP; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; LEGAL ASPECT; MINORITY GROUP; NEOPLASM; ONCOLOGY;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ETHNIC GROUPS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MINORITY GROUPS; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 67649934430     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2008.21.1680     Document Type: Review

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