Intra-European Differences in the Radiotherapeutic Management of Breast Cancer: A Survey Study

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 369-375

  Jagsi, R ^a   Makris, A ^b   Goldberg, S ^a   Taghian, A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Europe; patterns of care; radiation; survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MASTECTOMY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NORTH AMERICA; PAGET NIPPLE DISEASE; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; SELF REPORT;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, INTRADUCTAL, NONINFILTRATING; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC IRRADIATION; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646101833     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2006.02.004     Document Type: Article

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