Financial hardship and the economic effect of childhood cancer survivorship

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 36, Issue 21, 2018, Pages 2198-2205

  Nathan, Paul C ^a   Henderson, Tara O ^b   Kirchhoff, Anne C ^c   Park, Elyse R ^d   Yabroff, K Robin ^e  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHILDHOOD CANCER SURVIVOR; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIGH INCOME COUNTRY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVORSHIP; TIME FACTOR; CANCER SURVIVOR; ECONOMICS; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM;

CANCER SURVIVORS; CHILD; ECONOMIC STATUS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 85050152440     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: 15277755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2017.76.4431     Document Type: Review

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