Interdisciplinary coordination for breast healthcare: A rational approach to detection, diagnosis, and treatment

Disease Management and Health Outcomes

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 7-11

  Anderson, Benjamin O ^a   Kaufman, Cary S ^b   Kiel, Krystyna D ^c   Carlson, Robert W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Bellingham Breast Center   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer, treatment; Disease management programmes

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

BREAST CANCER; BREAST CARE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CELL HETEROGENEITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW;

EID: 38949110075     PISSN: 11738790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00115677-200816010-00002     Document Type: Review

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