Breast cancer diagnosis and treatment after high-deductible insurance enrollment

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2018, Pages 1121-1127

  Wharam, J Frank ^a   Zhang, Fang ^a   Lu, Christine Y ^a   Wagner, Anita K ^a   Nekhlyudov, Larissa ^b   Earle, Craig C ^c   Soumerai, Stephen B ^a   Ross Degnan, Dennis ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c ONTARIO INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; EARLY CANCER; EARLY CANCER DIAGNOSIS; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIGH DEDUCTIBLE HEALTH PLAN; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAMMOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR BIOPSY;

EID: 85045034972     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: 15277755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2017.75.2501     Document Type: Conference Paper

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