Journal article
Research in cancer care disparities in countries with universal healthcare: mapping the field and its conceptual contours
Abstract
The paper reviews published studies focused on disparities in receipt of cancer treatments and supportive care services in countries where cancer care is free at the point of access. We map these studies in terms of the equity stratifiers they examined, the countries in which they took place, and the care settings and cancer populations they investigated. Based on this map, we reflect on patterns of scholarly attention to equity and disparity …
Authors
Sinding C; Warren R; Fitzpatrick-Lewis D; Sussman J
Journal
Supportive Care in Cancer, Vol. 22, No. 11, pp. 3101–3120
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
11 2014
DOI
10.1007/s00520-014-2348-3
ISSN
0941-4355