Equity in the use of publicly subsidized psychotherapy among elderly Danish cancer patients- A register-based cohort study

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 355-363

  Von Heymann Horan, Annika B ^a   Bidstrup, Pernille E ^a   Kristiansen, Luise C ^a   Olsen, Anja ^a   Andersen, Klaus K ^a   Elsass, Peter ^b   Johansen, Christoffer ^a   Dalton, Susanne O ^a  

^a DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER REGISTRY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMOGRAPHY; DENMARK; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE EQUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; ARTICLE; DANISH CITIZEN; EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; SHORT FORM 36;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES;

EID: 84872584386     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: 1651226X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0284186X.2012.742965     Document Type: Conference Paper

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