Myths and realities in cancer care: Another point of view

Health Affairs

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1805-1807

  Newcomer, Lee N ^a  

^a UNITEDHEALTH GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER THERAPY; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; COLON CANCER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MELANOMA; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; QUALITY OF LIFE; REIMBURSEMENT; TERMINAL CARE; COST; NEOPLASM;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84907809369     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.0893     Document Type: Article

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