When professional opinion is not enough

British Medical Journal

Volumn 334, Issue 7598, 2007, Pages 831-832

  Treasure, Tom ^a   Hunt, Ian ^a   Utley, Martin ^b  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG METASTASIS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COLORECTAL TUMOR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FORECASTING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; LUNG TUMOR; METASTASIS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34247574601     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39161.403218.ad     Document Type: Article

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