Measuring standards of care for early breast cancer in an insured population

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1401-1408

  Hillner, B E ^a   McDonald, M K ^a   Penberthy, L ^a   Desch, C E ^a   Smith, T J ^a   Maddux, P ^a   Glasheen, W P ^a   Retchin, S M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER STAGING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DATA BASE; EARLY CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASTECTOMY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030985770     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.1997.15.4.1401     Document Type: Article

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