Referrals Among Cancer Services Organizations Serving Underserved Cancer Patients in an Urban Area.
Significant racial, socioeconomic, and geographic disparities exist nationwide in cancer screenings, treatments, and outcomes. Differences in health and social service provision and utilization may contribute to or exacerbate these disparities. We evaluated the composition and structure of a referra...
| Publicado en: | American Journal of Public Health Vol. 101; no. 7; pp. 1248 - 1253 |
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American Public Health Association
Jul2011
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