Multidisciplinary case teams: An approach to the future management of advanced colorectal cancer

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 77, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1998, Pages 1-4

  Minsky, B D ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced colorectal cancer; International Working Group in Colorectal Cancer (IWGCRC); Multidisciplinary approach; Outcome measures

Indexed keywords

COLORECTAL TUMOR; EUROPE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EUROPE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031637591     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1998.418     Document Type: Article

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