The imperative to address the cost of oncology care

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 105, Issue 23, 2013, Pages 1771-1772

  Meropol, Neal J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER THERAPY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GROWTH RATE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; ONCOLOGIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; UNITED STATES; WORKSHOP;

HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84890483204     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: 14602105     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djt334     Document Type: Editorial

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