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The association of race with timeliness of care and survival among Veterans Affairs health care system patients with late-stage non-small cell lung cancer

BACKGROUND: Non-small cell lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality in the United States. Patients with late-stage disease (stage 3/4) have five-year survival rates of 2%–15%. Care quality may be measured as time to receiving recommended care and, ultimately, survival. This study...

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Autores principales: Zullig, Leah L, Carpenter, William R, Provenzale, Dawn T, Weinberger, Morris, Reeve, Bryce B, Williams, Christina D, Jackson, George L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3726302/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23900515
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CMAR.S46688