Understanding high-quality cancer care: A summary of expert perspectives

Cancer

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 934-942

  Bowles, Erin J Aiello ^a,c   Tuzzio, Leah ^a   Wiese, Cheryl J ^a   Kirlin, Beth ^a   Greene, Sarah M ^a   Clauser, Steven B ^b   Wagner, Edward H ^a  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer treatment efficiency; Coordination; Diagnostic delays; Equitable care; Patient centered; Quality of cancer care; Standardization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RESEARCH; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT;

EXPERT TESTIMONY; HUMANS; INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE (U.S.); INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39049144457     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: 10970142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23250     Document Type: Article

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