Involvement of family physicians in the care of cancer patients seen in the palliative Rapid response radiotherapy program

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 36, 2007, Pages 5758-5762

  Barnes, Elizabeth A ^a   Fan, Grace ^a   Harris, Kristin ^a   Doyle, Meagan ^a   Librach, Lawrence S ^a   Chow, Edward ^a   Barbera, Lisa ^a   Tsao, May ^a   Lam, Kelvin ^a   Danjoux, Cyril ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 37649000782     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2007.13.3082     Document Type: Article

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