Breast cancer patients' experiences within and outside the safety net

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 126-133

  Fayanju, Oluwadamilola M ^a   Jeffe, Donna B ^a,b   Elmore, Leisha ^a   Ksiazek, Deborah N ^a   Margenthaler, Julie A ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Washington University in St Louis School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Delayed diagnosis; Health disparities; Late stage; Qualitative methods; Safety net; St. Louis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CENTER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CHILD CARE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEAR; FEMALE; FINANCIAL DEFICIT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB INSECURITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAFETY NET HOSPITAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORK;

BREAST CANCER; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH DISPARITIES; LATE STAGE; QUALITATIVE METHODS; SAFETY NET; ST. LOUIS;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING;

EID: 84902242501     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2014.03.030     Document Type: Article

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