Has the US Cancer Centre model been 'successful'? Lessons for the European cancer community

Molecular Oncology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 192-203

  Sullivan, Richard ^a,b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b European Cancer Research Managers Found for the study of the social and political policy of cancer   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bibliometrics; Cancer; Evidence; Funding; Geography; NCI; Policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER CONTROL; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EUROPE; EVALUATION; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; LEARNING; NONHUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; EUROPE; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67349147647     PISSN: 15747891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molonc.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

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