Effect of the UK government's 2-week target on waiting times in women with breast cancer in southeast England

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 492-496

  Robinson, D ^a   Bell, C M J ^a   Moller H ^a   Basnett, I ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Camden/Islington Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Caseload; Treatment; Waiting times

Indexed keywords

TAMOXIFEN; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC HORMONE AGONISTS AND ANTAGONISTS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; DEMOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL STATUS; SYMPTOM; UNITED KINGDOM; BREAST TUMOR; CASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE MANAGEMENT; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RADIOTHERAPY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STATE MEDICINE; TAMOXIFEN; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 0042477574     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601149     Document Type: Article

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