Radiotherapy service delivery models for a dispersed patient population

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 29-37

  Dunscombe, P ^a   Roberts, G ^a  

^a Northeastern Ontario Regional Cancer Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Economics; Outreach; Radiotherapy; Societal costs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIETY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; TRAVEL; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0035110660     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/clon.2001.9211     Document Type: Article

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