Different professionals' knowledge and perceptions of the management of people with pancreatic cancer

Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 44-51

  Jefford, Michael ^a,b,e   Jennens, Ross ^a   Speer, Tony ^c   Thursfield, Vicky ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

^e PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Guidelines; Multidisciplinary care; Pancreatic cancer; Professional beliefs; Professional knowledge

Indexed keywords

GEMCITABINE;

ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIVER SURGERY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; ONCOLOGY; PANCREAS CANCER; PATIENT CARE; POSTAL MAIL; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 33846991280     PISSN: 17437555     EISSN: 17437563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-7563.2006.00087.x     Document Type: Article

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