Barriers to accessing quality health care for cancer patients: A survey of members of the association of oncology social work

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 38-52

  Burg, Mary Ann ^a   Zebrack, Brad ^b   Walsh, Katherine ^c   Maramaldi, Peter ^d   Lim, Jung Won ^e   Smolinski, Kathryn M ^f   Lawson, Kim ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE   (United States)

^d University School of Social Work   (United States)

^e CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f Association of Oncology Social Work   (United States)

^g Social Work Guide Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers to care; Cancer patients; Oncology social work

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; PATIENT; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MEDICAL INDIGENCY; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; NEOPLASMS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIETIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 74749087695     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00981380903018470     Document Type: Article

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