Physicians' reasons for failing to deliver effective breast cancer care: A framework for underuse

Medical Care

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 442-446

  Bickell, Nina A ^a   McEvov, Dee Mary ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Causes; Quality improvement; Underuse

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ADJUVANT THERAPY; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT;

EID: 0037365944     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200303000-00012     Document Type: Article

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