Referrals for second opinion in surgical pathology: Implications for management of cancer patients in the UK

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 589-594

  Cook, I S ^a   McCormick, D ^a   Poller, D N ^a  

^a QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost; Delay; Diagnosis; Misdiagnosis; Pathology; Referral; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER GRADING; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; LYMPHOMA; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PATHOLOGIST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0034852184     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejso.2001.1150     Document Type: Article

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