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Exploring the impact of out-of-pocket costs on the quality of life of Canadian cancer patients

Margaret FitchBloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada;; Correspondence[email protected]
, PhD &
Christopher J. LongoDepartment of Health Policy and Management, DeGroote School of Business, Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada;; ;Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
, PhD
Pages 582-596 | Received 14 Jul 2017, Accepted 04 Jun 2018, Published online: 20 Sep 2018

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