Endometrial cancer surgery in Arizona: A statewide analysis of access to care

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 83-86

  Benjamin, Ivor ^a   Dalton, Heather ^a   Qiu, Yue ^b   Cayco, Leslie ^a   Johnson, William G ^b   Balducci, James ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Arizona; Endometrial cancer; Health insurance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SURGEON; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARIZONA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952816055     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2010.11.028     Document Type: Article

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