Fuel, beds, meals and meds: Out-of-pocket expenses for patients with cancer in rural Queensland

Cancer Forum

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 202-208

  Gordon, Louisa G ^a   Ferguson, Megan ^b   Chambers, Suzanne K ^b,c   Dunn, Jeff ^b,d,e  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b VIERTEL CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN CANCER CONTROL   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BOOTSTRAPPING; CANCER CENTER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL BED; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAL; MEDICINE; NEOPLASM; RURAL AREA;

EID: 71949111383     PISSN: 0311306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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