Effects of physician outreach programs on rural-urban differences in breast cancer management

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 109-117

  Howe, Holly L ^a   Lehnherr, Melinda ^b   Katterhagen, J Gale ^b  

^a Division of Epidemiologic Studies   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; HORMONE;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN; RURAL AREA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING; URBAN AREA; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030855637     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.1997.tb00940.x     Document Type: Article

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