Oncology practice guidelines: Do they work?

JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 276-282

  Winn, Rodger J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; ONCOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 70350498928     PISSN: 15401405     EISSN: 15401413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2004.0026     Document Type: Note

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