Cancer survivors’ experiences with insurance, finances, and employment: results from a multisite study

Journal of Cancer Survivorship

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1104-1111

  Nekhlyudov, Larissa ^a   Walker, Rod ^b   Ziebell, Rebecca ^b   Rabin, Borsika ^c,d,e   Nutt, Stephanie ^f,g   Chubak, Jessica ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b GROUP HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f LIVESTRONG Foundation   (United States)

^g TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer survivor; Employment; Finances; Insurance

Indexed keywords

AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEOPLASM; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURVIVOR; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; NEOPLASMS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84976320754     PISSN: 19322259     EISSN: 19322267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11764-016-0554-3     Document Type: Article

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