An audit of clinical resources available for the care of head and neck cancer patients in England

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 119, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 620-626

  Bradley, Patrick J ^a,c   Zutshi, B ^b   Nutting, C M ^a  

^a National Clinical Leads for Head and Neck Cancer   (United Kingdom)

^b Cancer Services Collaborative Improvement Partnership

^c QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Delivery of health care; Head and neck neoplasms; Health resources; Interdisciplinary communication; Pathology; Radiology; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CANCER PATIENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL AUDIT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; POLICY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; STAFF; TUMOR BIOPSY; UNITED KINGDOM;

CANCER CARE FACILITIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 23444457452     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0022215054516214     Document Type: Review

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