Differences in melanoma outcomes among Hispanic Medicare enrollees

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 768-776

  Rouhani, Panta ^a   Arheart, Kristopher L ^a   Kirsner, Robert S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer detection; dermatoepidemiology; epidemiology; ethnic disparities; health outcomes; health services; melanoma; survival

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; FEE FOR SERVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MELANOMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; MELANOMA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEER PROGRAM; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950595853     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.11.594     Document Type: Article

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