Financial burden in survivors of childhood cancer: A report from the childhood cancer survivor study

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 35, Issue 30, 2017, Pages 3474-3481

  Nipp, Ryan D ^a   Kirchhoff, Anne C ^b   Fair, Douglas ^b   Rabin, Julia ^a   Hyland, Kelly A ^a   Kuhlthau, Karen ^a   Perez, Giselle K ^a   Robison, Leslie L ^c   Armstrong, Gregory T ^c   Nathan, Paul C ^d   Oeffinger, Kevin C ^e   Leisenring, Wendy M ^f   Park, Elyse R ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^e MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^f USA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVOR; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE BURDEN; FEMALE; FINANCIAL DEFICIT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAID; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF MEDICATION; SELF REPORT; SIBLING; TREATMENT REFUSAL; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; INSURANCE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PROCEDURES; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURVIVOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; SIBLINGS; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85032429509     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: 15277755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2016.71.7066     Document Type: Article

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