## Abstract ## BACKGROUND Individuals without medical insurance or with limited insurance are less likely than those with broader insurance coverage to receive preventive services and to seek timely medical care. The authors examined the associations of insurance status with stage at diagnosis amo
Accurate staging of women with breast cancer
β Scribed by Christina J. Kim; Charles Cox; Elizabeth Dupont; Douglas S. Reintgen
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 57 KB
- Volume
- 79
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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