Review of organizational factors related to care offered to women with breast cancer

Epidemiologic Reviews

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 228-238

  Hébert Croteau, Nicole ^a   Brisson, Jacques ^b   Pineault, Raynald ^c  

^a Gouvernement du Quebec   (Canada)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NOTRE DAME HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER CONTROL; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0034496646     PISSN: 0193936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.epirev.a018035     Document Type: Review

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