Accessibility of cancer care: disparities, outcomes and mitigation

Annals of GIS

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 119-125

  Wang, Fahui ^a   Onega, Tracy ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORRIS COTTON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

accessibility; cancer outcomes; minimal inequality; NCI Cancer Centers; optimization; utilization of cancer care facility

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; CANCER; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; OPTIMIZATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84929843709     PISSN: 19475683     EISSN: 19475691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19475683.2015.1007893     Document Type: Article

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