Coordination of care for early-stage breast cancer patients

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 737-742

  Bickell, Nina A ^a   Young, Gary J ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Coordination; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; SUPPORT GROUP;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035726449     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2001.10130.x     Document Type: Article

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