Oncology navigators’ perceptions of cancer-related financial burden and financial assistance resources

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 1315-1321

  Spencer, Jennifer C ^a   Samuel, Cleo A ^a   Rosenstein, Donald L ^b   Reeder Hayes, Katherine E ^b   Manning, Michelle L ^b   Sellers, Jean B ^b   Wheeler, Stephanie B ^a,b  

^a The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Financial assistance; Financial toxicity; Oncology navigator

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASM; NURSE; ONCOLOGY; ONLINE SYSTEM; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL WORKER; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; MEDICAID; NEOPLASM; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICAID; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT NAVIGATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85033500659     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-017-3958-3     Document Type: Article

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