Development of a national protocol to screen Dutch cancer survivors on late cancer treatment effects

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 297-305

  Jaspers, M W M ^a   Van den Bos, C ^b   Heinen, R C ^b   Bakker, P J M ^c   Geenen, M M ^b,c   Kremer, L C ^b   Van Leeuwen, F ^d   Caron, H N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cancer treatment protocols; Computerized; Consensus; Development; Health care; Medical record systems; Patient care management; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

DRUG THERAPY; GLOSSARIES; HEALTH CARE; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; TUMORS;

CANCER TREATMENT PROTOCOLS; MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEMS; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SURVIVOR; CANCER THERAPY; CONSENSUS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLASER STATE OF THE ART STRATEGY; HUMAN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NOMENCLATURE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESEARCH;

ANTINEOPLASTIC PROTOCOLS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; NEOPLASMS; NETHERLANDS; OUTPATIENTS; PEDIATRICS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847325736     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2006.02.002     Document Type: Article

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