Audit in radiation therapy: Long-term survival and cost of treatment

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-34

  Stevens, Graham ^a   Firth, Ian ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Audit; Cost; Patterns of practice; Radiation therapy; Survival

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030909350     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.1997.tb00464.x     Document Type: Article

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