Perceived impact on clinical practice and logistical issues in clinical management surveys of cancer: Australian experience

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 195-198

  Staples, M ^a   Elwood, M ^a,b   St John, J ^a   Howes, F ^a   Pedersen, K ^a  

^a National Cancer Control Initiative   (Australia)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SURVEY; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AUSTRALIA; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 66449123610     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2007.024398     Document Type: Article

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