Oncology service correspondence: Do we communicate?

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 50-54

  Babington, Scott ^a   Wynne, C ^b   Atkinson, C H ^c   Hickey, B E ^c   Abdelaal, A S ^c  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c Christchurch Oncology Service   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Communication; Correspondence; Referral letters

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; ONCOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CORRESPONDENCE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NEW ZEALAND; ONCOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 0037370091     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1673.2003.01129.x     Document Type: Article

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