The Cancer Reform Strategy

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 271-274

  Williams, M V ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGISTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

AMBULATORY CARE; BREAST CANCER; BUDGET; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL PATHWAY; COST CONTROL; DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTESTINE CANCER; INVESTMENT; LUNG CANCER; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEOPLASM; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY CONTROL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; SURVIVOR; UNITED KINGDOM; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ENGLAND; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 41549085934     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2008.01.014     Document Type: Editorial

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