Understanding patients' attitudes toward communication about the cost of cancer care

Journal of Oncology Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Bullock, Andrea J ^a   Hofstatter, Erin W ^a   Yushak, Melinda L ^a   Buss, Mary K ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER THERAPY; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PHYSICIAN; PILOT STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST OF ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; DRUG COSTS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870360777     PISSN: 15547477     EISSN: 1935469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JOP.2011.000418     Document Type: Article

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