Standardizing care in medical oncology: Are web-based systems the answer?

Cancer

Volumn 115, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 5579-5588

  Hains, Isla M ^a,b   Fuller, Joanne M ^a,b   Ward, Robyn ^a,b   Pearson, Sallie Anne ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical decision support systems; Evidence based practice; Medical oncology; Physician practice patterns; Qualitative research; Standardization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERNET; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; INTERNET; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 72249084713     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: 10970142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.24600     Document Type: Article

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