Role of the primary care physician after the diagnosis of cancer: The importance of the team approach

Primary Care - Clinics in Office Practice

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 401-406

  Brotzman, G L ^a   Robertson, R G ^a  

^a Columbia Family Care Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TEAMWORK;

EID: 0031831807     PISSN: 00954543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0095-4543(05)70072-5     Document Type: Article

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