A Breast Center review of compliance with National Comprehensive Cancer Network Breast Cancer guidelines

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 192, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 525-527

  Landercasper, Jeffrey ^a   Dietrich, Leah L ^a   Johnson, Jeanne M ^a  

^a GUNDERSEN LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Compliance; Guidelines; National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CENTER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER NETWORK; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748416735     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.05.012     Document Type: Article

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