Cancer care coordinators realising the potential for improving the patient journey

Cancer Forum

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 128-132

  Yates, Patsy ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RESEARCH; COMPETENCE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSING; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 11144321328     PISSN: 0311306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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