Treatment patterns among medicaid-eligible women with breast cancer in Georgia: Are patterns different under the breast and cervical cancer prevention and treatment act?

Journal of Oncology Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 46-52

  Adams, E Kathleen ^a   Chien, Li Nien ^a   Gabram Mendola, Sheryl G A ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 84863091556     PISSN: 15547477     EISSN: 1935469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JOP.2011.000221     Document Type: Article

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