Economic evaluation of a randomized clinical trial of hospital versus telephone follow-up after treatment for breast cancer

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 96, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1406-1415

  Beaver, K ^a   Hollingworth, W ^b   McDonald, R ^a   Dunn, G ^a   Tysver Robinson, D ^c   Thomson, L ^d   Hindley, A C ^e   Susnerwala, S S ^e   Luker, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c BLACKPOOL TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL PRESTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL STAFF; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SOCIAL WORK; TELECONSULTATION; TRAVEL;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HUMANS; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NURSE CLINICIANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TELEPHONE; TRAVEL;

EID: 72249103221     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.6753     Document Type: Article

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