The effect of provider density on lung cancer survival among blacks and whites in the united states

Journal of Thoracic Oncology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 549-553

  Backhus, Leah M ^a   Hayanga, Awori J ^a   Au, David ^a,b   Zeliadt, Steven B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Northwest Health Services Research and Development Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Lung cancer; Provider density; Racial disparities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; SURGEON; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84876418078     PISSN: 15560864     EISSN: 15561380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e318287c24c     Document Type: Article

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