What is the value of routine follow-up after diagnosis and treatment of cancer?

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 59, Issue 564, 2009, Pages 482-483

  Rose, Peter W ^a   Watson, Eila ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER THERAPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROGNOSIS; PROSTATE CANCER;

FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 67650805443     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp09X453512     Document Type: Editorial

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