The Clinical Oncology Information Network (COIN) Project: Background, purpose and products

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 179-187

  Karp, Stephen J ^a,b  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGISTS   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Clinical oncology; Evidence based medicine; Guidelines; Information

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INFORMATION SCIENCE; LUNG CANCER; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ONCOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; UNITED KINGDOM;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0033066314     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2753.1999.00176.x     Document Type: Article

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