Patterns of care for brachytherapy in Europe (PC BE) in Spain and Poland: Comparative results

Reports of Practical Oncology and Radiotherapy

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-45

  Guedea, Ferran ^a   Ventura, Montse ^a   Polo, Alfredo ^a   Skowronek, Janusz ^b   Malicki, Julian ^b   Bulski, Wojciech ^c   Zwierzchowski, Grzegorz ^b   López Torrecilla, Jose ^d   Bilbao, Pedro ^e   Borràs, Josep Maria ^a  

^a CATALAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Spain)

^b Great Poland Cancer Centre   (Poland)

^c INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Poland)

^d HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; European Union; Patterns of care; Poland; Spain

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; BREAST TUMOR; BRONCHUS TUMOR; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT TUMOR; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; POLAND; PROSTATE TUMOR; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPAIN;

EID: 34247540992     PISSN: 15071367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1507-1367(10)60039-9     Document Type: Article

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