Disparities in barriers to follow-up care between African American and White breast cancer survivors

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 3201-3209

  Palmer, Nynikka R A ^a   Weaver, Kathryn E ^b   Hauser, Sally P ^c   Lawrence, Julia A ^c   Talton, Jennifer ^b   Case, L Douglas ^b   Geiger, Ann M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers; Breast cancer; Cancer survivor; Follow up care; Health disparities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVOR; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CAUCASIAN; ECONOMICS; HEALTH DISPARITY; INSURANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURVIVOR; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84942505967     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-015-2706-9     Document Type: Article

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