Quality Measures, Standards, and Accreditation for Breast Centers in the United States

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-4

  Moran, Meena S ^a   Goss, Donna ^b   Haffty, Bruce G ^c   Kaufman, Cary S ^d   Winchester, David P ^e  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b William W Backus Hospital   (United States)

^c ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER CENTER; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ACCREDITATION; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 72049102872     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.08.010     Document Type: Editorial

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