From the guest editors: Introduction for the impact of health care reform on cancer patients

Cancer Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 551-553

  Brawley, Otis W ^a   Virgo, Katherine S ^a  

^a AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; BREAST CANCER; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL SERVICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650484279     PISSN: 15289117     EISSN: 1540336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PPO.0b013e3182031591     Document Type: Editorial

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