Popularity of less frequent follow up for breast cancer in randomised study: Initial findings from the hotline study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 314, Issue 7075, 1997, Pages 174-177

  Gulliford, Tim ^a   Opomu, Magi ^a   Wilson, Elena ^a   Hanham, Iain ^a   Epstein, Richard ^a  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0031015106     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.314.7075.174     Document Type: Article

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