Impact of randomized trial-outcome in the treatment of painful bone metastases; patterns of practice among radiation oncologists. A matter of believers vs. non-believers?

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 279-281

  Van der Linden, Yvette M ^a   Leer, Jan Willem H ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE METASTASIS; BONE PAIN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEUROPATHY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BONE NEOPLASMS; CANADA; EUROPE; HUMANS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS;

EID: 0034284353     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(00)00244-9     Document Type: Editorial

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