Referral to medical oncologists: Are there barriers at the gate?

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1716-1718

  Neugut, Alfred I ^a   Grann, Victor R ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0036534120     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2002.20.7.1716     Document Type: Editorial

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