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Role of physician density in predicting stage and survival for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

Shekhar K GadkareeJustin C McCartyAllen L FengJennifer M SiuCiersten A BurksDaniel G DeschlerJeremy D RichmonMark A VarvaresRegan W Bergmark
Published in: Head & neck (2020)
Provider density of otolaryngologists and primary care physicians and dentists was not significantly associated with stage of presentation or cancer-specific survival for HNSCC while race and insurance status remained independent predictors for worse outcomes.
Keyphrases
  • primary care
  • papillary thyroid
  • free survival
  • general practice
  • emergency department
  • squamous cell
  • healthcare
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • affordable care act
  • young adults
  • lymph node metastasis