Health insurance for survivors of childhood cancer: A pre-existing problem

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 928-930

  Fish, Jonathan D ^a   Ginsberg, Jill P ^b  

^a SCHNEIDER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER SURVIVOR; CHILDHOOD CANCER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LAW; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; NEOPLASMS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 71049121547     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.22191     Document Type: Note

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