A blended knowledge translation initiative to improve colorectal cancer staging [ISRCTN56824239]

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Wright, Frances C ^a   Law, Calvin H L ^a   Last, Linda D ^a   Klar, Neil ^b   Ryan, David P ^a   Smith, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTINUING EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; PATHOLOGIST; SOCIAL MARKETING; SURGEON; CANCER CENTER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARDS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BENCHMARKING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; NEOPLASM STAGING; ONCOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ONTARIO; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL MARKETING;

EID: 33644865785     PISSN: 14726963     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-6-4     Document Type: Article

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