Cancer with Unknown Primary - Implementation of a Regional Referral Process and Clinical Practice Guidelines

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 564-

  Randen M ^a   Lewin, F ^b   Helde Frankling, M ^a   Johansson, H ^a   Lagerros, C ^a   Rutqvist, L E ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

CANCER OF UNKNOWN PRIMARY SITE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FATIGUE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; LETTER; LUNG CANCER; METASTASIS POTENTIAL; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PANCREAS CANCER; PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SWEDEN; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS, UNKNOWN PRIMARY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SWEDEN;

EID: 48349100204     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2008.04.007     Document Type: Letter

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