Assessment of Financial Burden as a Standard of Care in Pediatric Oncology

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 62, Issue , 2015, Pages S619-S631

  Pelletier, Wendy ^a   Bona, Kira ^b,c,d  

^a ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Pediatric oncology; Psychosocial; Quality of life; Support care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CHILDHOOD CANCER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; WELLBEING; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; NEOPLASM; ONCOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS;

COST OF ILLNESS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; PEDIATRICS; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARD OF CARE;

EID: 84952669385     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.25714     Document Type: Article

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