Advanced cancer in underserved populations

Seminars in Oncology Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 157-167

  Barton Burke, Margaret ^a   Smith, Ebony ^a   Frain, Judith ^a   Loggins, Cassandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced cancer; Health disparities; Racism; Religion; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; NURSING; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES; NEOPLASMS; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGY; TRENDS;

HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; NEOPLASMS; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PREJUDICE; SPIRITUALITY; SURVIVORS; UNITED STATES; ONCOLOGY NURSING;

EID: 77955080884     PISSN: 07492081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soncn.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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