A mixed method approach to describe the out-of-pocket expenses incurred by families of children with cancer

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 438-445

  Tsimicalis, Argerie ^a   Stevens, Bonnie ^b,c,d   Ungar, Wendy J ^b,c   McKeever, Patricia ^b,e   Greenberg, Mark ^c,d,f,g,h   Agha, Mohammad ^f   Guerriere, Denise ^b   Naqvi, Ahmed ^d,g   Barr, Ronald ^f,h  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e University of Toronto   (Canada)

^f Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario (POGO)   (Canada)

^g HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^h MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Burden; Cost of illness; Costs and cost analysis; Data triangulation; Neoplasms; Out of pocket; Word clouds

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRAVEL; WHEELCHAIR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872443973     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24324     Document Type: Article

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