A one-year audit of 255 operable breast cancers

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 399-402

  McCarthy, D O'B ^a,b   Blarney, R W ^a   Robertson, J F R ^a   Mitchell, A K ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAN CLWYD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast unit audit; Clinical guidelines; Operable breast cancer; Outcome measures; Quality objective

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SURGERY; FEMALE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; TUMOR BIOPSY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030728048     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0748-7983(97)93718-5     Document Type: Article

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