Practice patterns and guideline adherence of medical oncologists in managing patients with early breast cancer

JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 697-706

  Foster, Jill A ^a   Abdolrasulnia, Maziar ^a   Doroodchi, Hamidreza ^a   McClure, Joan ^b   Casebeer, Linda ^a  

^a Outcomes Inc   (United States)

^b National Comprehensive Cancer Network   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Guideline adherence; Oncologists; Performance; Practice patterns

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; TUMOR MARKER;

ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EARLY CANCER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; KNOWLEDGE; MENOPAUSE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69249189932     PISSN: 15401405     EISSN: 15401413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2009.0049     Document Type: Article

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