Improving outcomes in urological cancers: The impact of "multidisciplinary team meetings"

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 121-123

  Acher, Peter L ^a   Young, Anthony J ^a   Etherington Foy, Russell ^a   McCahy, Philip J ^a   Deane, Anthony M ^a  

^a WILLIAM HARVEY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Clinical governance; Multidisciplinary

Indexed keywords

DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT CANCER;

EID: 24944564701     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2005.06.006     Document Type: Article

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