Wait times for breast cancer care

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 162-168

  Saint Jacques, N ^a   Younis, T ^a   Dewar, R ^a   Rayson, D ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Care interval resolution; Elapsed times; Targeted intervention; Waiting times

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURGERY; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; NOVA SCOTIA; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 33846212343     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603523     Document Type: Article

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