Future supply and demand for oncologists: Challenges to assuring access to oncology services

Journal of Oncology Practice

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 79-86

  Erikson, Clese ^a   Salsberg, Edward ^b   Forte, Gaetano ^b   Bruinooge, Suanna ^b   Goldstein, Michael ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER THERAPY; FEMALE; FUTUROLOGY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; JOB ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ONCOLOGY; POPULATION GROWTH; PREVALENCE;

EID: 34548698267     PISSN: 15547477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JOP.0723601     Document Type: Article

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