Challenges in multidisciplinary cancer care among general surgeons in Canada

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Gagliardi, Anna R ^a   Wright, Frances C ^a   Davis, Dave ^b   McLeod, Robin S ^c   Urbach, David R ^d  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASM; ONCOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASMS; ONTARIO; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 60849115297     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-59     Document Type: Article

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