EUROCARE-2: Relevance for assessment of quality of cancer services?

Lancet

Volumn 355, Issue 9202, 2000, Pages 427-428

  Irwig, Les ^a   Armstrong, Bruce ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CANCER RESEARCH DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURVIVAL; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034607038     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)82007-3     Document Type: Note

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