Attitudes of non-oncology physicians dealing with cancer patients. A survey based on clinical scenarios in Ancona Province, central Italy

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Volumn 82, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 423-429

  Piga, Andrea ^a   Graziano, Fracesco ^a   Zahra, Georges ^a   Cellerino, Riccardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Medical oncology; Neoplasm therapy; Physicians' practice patterns; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; BREAST CANCER; CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER THERAPY; COLON CANCER; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURGERY;

EID: 0030451695     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089169608200502     Document Type: Review

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