Patterns of Care for Brachytherapy in Europe: Facilities and resources in brachytherapy in the European area

Brachytherapy

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 223-230

  Guedea, Ferran ^a   Ventura, Montse ^a   Mazeron, Jean Jacques ^b   Torrecilla, José López ^c   Bilbao, Pedro ^d   Borràs, Josep Maria ^e  

^a CATALAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Spain)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL DE CRUCES   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Equipment and resources; Europe; Infrastructures; Patterns of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER CENTER; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKLOAD;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 46849121828     PISSN: 15384721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2008.03.001     Document Type: Article

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