Evidence-based guidelines and decision support services: A discussion and evaluation in triple assessment of suspected breast cancer

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1490-1496

  Patkar, V ^a   Hurt, C ^a   Steele, R ^a   Love, S ^a   Purushotham, A ^b   Williams, M ^a   Thomson, R ^a   Fox, J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical practice guidelines; Computerised decision support

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DECISION MAKING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 33845260567     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603470     Document Type: Article

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