National Economic Conditions May Impact the Financial Barriers to Travel for Cancer Operations

Background:. Better cancer-related outcomes are associated with physicians and hospitals with higher case volume. This serves as an incentive to refer patients requiring complex cancer operations to large referral centers, which may require increased travel for patients. However, barriers exist for...

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Main Authors: Leonard R. Henry, MD, MBA, FACS, Jun Li, PhD, Cletus Arciero, MD, FACS, Urs W. von Holzen, MD, MBA, FACS, Roderich Schwarz, MD, PhD, FACS, Ismail Jatoi, MD, PhD, FACS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Health 2023-03-01
Series:Annals of Surgery Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/AS9.0000000000000236