Outcomes research at the National Cancer Institute: Measuring, understanding, and improving the outcomes of cancer care

Clinical Therapeutics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 699-712

  Lipscomb, Joseph ^a   Donaldson, Molla S ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer care; National Cancer Institute; Outcomes research

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CANCER RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; POLICY; QUALITY OF LIFE; STANDARD;

EID: 0037291748     PISSN: 01492918     EISSN: 1879114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-2918(03)80106-6     Document Type: Article

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