Disparities in stage at diagnosis, treatment, and survival in nonelderly adult patients with cancer according to insurance status

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 32, Issue 28, 2014, Pages 3118-3125

  Walker, Gary V ^a,b   Grant, Stephen R ^c   Guadagnolo, B Ashleigh ^a   Hoffman, Karen E ^a   Smith, Benjamin D ^a   Koshy, Matthew ^d   Allen, Pamela K ^a   Mahmood, Usama ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; ADOLESCENT; CANCER REGISTRY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; INSURANCE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MEDICAID; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEOPLASMS; SEER PROGRAM; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907909023     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: 15277755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2014.55.6258     Document Type: Article

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