The influence of visiting consultant clinics on measures of access to cancer care: Evidence from the state of Iowa

Health Services Research

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1719-1729

  Tracy, Roger ^b   Nam, Inwoo ^c   Gruca, Thomas S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

access; cancer; medical oncologists; Rural

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER THERAPY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGIST; ONCOLOGY; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ACCESS; CANCER; MEDICAL ONCOLOGISTS; RURAL;

FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; IOWA; MALE; NEOPLASMS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; TRAVEL;

EID: 84884901936     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12050     Document Type: Article

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