Personal financial effects of multiple myeloma and its treatment

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 301-308

  Goodwin, Julia A ^a   Coleman, Elizabeth Ann ^a   Sullivan, Ellen ^a,d   Easley, Robin ^b   McNatt, Paula K ^a   Chowdhury, Nupur ^c   Stewart, Carol Beth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^d CELGENE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Employment; Financial; Insurance; Multiple myeloma; Out of pocket costs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETIREMENT; STUDENT T TEST;

ADULT; AGED; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETIREMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880570255     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: 15389804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCC.0b013e3182693522     Document Type: Article

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