An official American Thoracic Society systematic review: Insurance status and disparities in lung cancer practices and outcomes

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 182, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1195-1205

  Slatore, Christopher G ^a   Au, David H ^a   Gould, Michael K ^a  

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Author keywords

Disparities; Insurance; Lung cancer

Indexed keywords

CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MEDICARE; NEOPLASM STAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SMOKING; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78349275747     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.2009-038ST     Document Type: Review

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