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- Title
Referrals Among Cancer Services Organizations Serving Underserved Cancer Patients in an Urban Area.
- Authors
Harris, Jenine K.; Cyr, Julianne; Carothers, Bobbi J.; Mueller, Nancy B.; Anwuri, Victoria V.; James, Aimee I.
- Abstract
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 referral network of organizations providing services to underserved cancer patients in an urban area in 2007. We observed a need for increased awareness building among provider organizations, broader geographic coverage among organizations, and increased utilization of tobacco cessation and financial assistance services.
- Subjects
MISSOURI; ANALYSIS of variance; CANCER patients; CANCER patient medical care; COMMUNITY health services; GOODNESS-of-fit tests; HEALTH services accessibility; INFORMATION services; MATHEMATICAL models; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL referrals; MEDICALLY underserved areas; POPULATION geography; PROBABILITY theory; RACE; RESEARCH funding; STATISTICS; SURVEYS; SOCIOECONOMIC factors
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 2011, Vol 101, Issue 7, p1248
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.2010.300017