Macro-level factors impacting geographic disparities in cancer screening
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Macro-level factors impacting geographic disparities in cancer screening
OBJECTIVES Examine how differences in state regulatory environments predict geographic disparities in the utilization of cancer screening. DATA SOURCES/SETTING 100% Medicare fee-for-service population data from 2001-2005 was developed as multi-year breast (BC) and colorectal cancer (CRC) screening utilization rates in each county in the US. STUDY DESIGN A comprehensive set of supply and dem...
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عنوان ژورنال: Health Economics Review
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2191-1991
DOI: 10.1186/s13561-014-0013-7