Routine follow up of breast cancer in primary care: Randomised trial

British Medical Journal

Volumn 313, Issue 7058, 1996, Pages 665-669

  Grunfeld, Eva ^a,e   Mant, David ^a   Yudkin, Patricia ^a   Adewuyi Dalton, Ruth ^a   Cole, David ^b,d   Stewart, Jill ^b,c   Fitzpatrick, Ray ^a   Vessey, Martin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Public Health ^*

^c NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e OTTAWA REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REMISSION; RESPONSIBILITY; SYMPTOM; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0029782505     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7058.665     Document Type: Article

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