Soft tissue sarcomas: Are current referral guidelines sufficient?

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 171-173

  Hussein, R ^a   Smith, M A ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Guidelines; Sarcoma; Soft tissue

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER PAIN; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; STUDENT T TEST; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SARCOMA; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 19044399313     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/1478708051658     Document Type: Article

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