Economic impact of advanced pediatric cancer on families

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 594-603

  Bona, Kira ^a,b,c   Dussel, Veronica ^b,d   Orellana, Liliana ^e   Kang, Tammy ^f   Geyer, Russ ^g,h,i   Feudtner, Chris ^f   Wolfe, Joanne ^a,b,c  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS AND HEALTH POLICY   (Argentina)

^e UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^f CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^g SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h USA   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

disparities; financial; oncology; palliative care; Pediatric; poverty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; PARENT; POVERTY; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEOPLASM; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PARENTS; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84896548425     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.04.003     Document Type: Article

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