Timeliness of care in patients with lung cancer: A systematic review

Thorax

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 749-756

  Olsson, J K ^a,b   Schultz, E M ^b   Gould, M K ^a,b  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER CENTER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION; HUMAN; IRELAND; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG CANCER; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELEMEDICINE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69749113582     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2008.109330     Document Type: Article

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