The difference between study recommendations, stated policy, and actual practice in a clinical trial

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1267-1273

  Goffin, J R ^a,d   Savage, C ^a   Tu, D ^a   Shepherd, L ^a   Whelan, T J ^b   Olivotto, I A ^c  

^a Clinical Trials Group   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^d TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Data collection; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SURGERY; CANADA; CANCER CENTER; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CANADA; CARCINOMA, INTRADUCTAL, NONINFILTRATING; CLINICAL TRIALS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT;

EID: 4444293333     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdh303     Document Type: Article

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