Financial hardship: A consequence of survivorship?

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 1579-1580

  Bradley, Cathy J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVOR; COLORECTAL CANCER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DRUG COST; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCOME; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; COLON TUMOR; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; MALE; NOTE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE;

EID: 84863743612     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: 15277755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2011.40.7247     Document Type: Editorial

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