Implementing clinical protocols in oncology: Quality gaps and the learning curve phenomenon

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 368-371

  Kedikoglou, Simos ^a   Syrigos, Konstantinos ^a   Skalkidis, Yannis ^b   Ploiarchopoulou, Fani ^a   Dessypris, Nick ^a   Petridou, Eleni ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical protocols; Implementation; Learning curve; Lung cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RESEARCH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTINEOPLASTIC PROTOCOLS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 25144482338     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cki013     Document Type: Article

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