Follow-up by telephone after treatment for breast cancer

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 338, Issue 7690, 2009, Pages 304-

  Montgomery, David A ^a  

^a PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; BREAST EXAMINATION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER RELAPSE; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MAMMOGRAPHY; METASTASIS; NURSE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TELECONSULTATION;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REMOTE CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; TELEPHONE;

EID: 61849173371     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.a2753     Document Type: Editorial

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