Patterns of care in the initial management of women with ovarian cancer in Ontario

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 361-364

  Elit, L ^a,d   Schultz, S ^b   Prysbysz, R ^b   Saskin, R ^b   Gunraj, N ^b   Wilton, A S ^b   Simunovic, M ^a   Urbach, D ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health services; Ovarian cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER INCIDENCE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROTOMY; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARY CANCER; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; WAITING LISTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68849122555     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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