Cross-Sectional Study of the Impact of a Natural Disaster on the Delivery of Gynecologic Oncology Care

We aimed to compare access to gynecologic oncology care at a private and a city hospital, both of which closed for a period of time because of Hurricane Sandy. This was a cross-sectional study of gynecologic oncology chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgical patients from October 29, 2012 (the eve of...

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Published in:	Disaster medicine and public health preparedness Vol. 9; no. 6; pp. 605 - 608
Main Authors:	David-West, Gizelka, Musa, Fernanda, Frey, Melissa K., Boyd, Leslie, Pothuri, Bhavana, Curtin, John P., Blank, Stephanie V.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.12.2015
Subjects:	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Brief Reports Cancer therapies Chemotherapy Cross-Sectional Studies Cyclonic Storms Disaster Planning Disasters - statistics & numerical data Emergency preparedness Female Genital Neoplasms, Female - therapy Humans Hurricanes Medical Oncology - organization & administration Medical Oncology - statistics & numerical data Medical records Middle Aged Natural disasters New York City Ovarian cancer Public health Relocation New York City New York United States > US natural disasters quality of health care hurricane patient transfer delivery of health care
ISSN:	1935-7893, 1938-744X
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