Factors contributing to underuse of radiation among younger women with breast cancer

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Pan, I Wen ^a   Smith, Benjamin D ^b   Shih, Ya Chen Tina ^c  

^a McKesson Specialty Health   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHILD; CHILD CARE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT; ADJUVANT THERAPY; AGE; BREAST TUMOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD REARING; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INSURANCE; RISK; SEGMENTAL MASTECTOMY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD REARING; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LOGISTIC MODELS; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PARENTING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84892662097     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: 14602105     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djt340     Document Type: Article

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