Cancer diagnostic assessment programs: Standards for the organization of care in Ontario

Current Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 29-41

  Brouwers, Melissa ^a,b   Oliver, T K ^a,b   Crawford, J ^b   Ellison, P ^c   Evans, W K ^d   Gagliardi, A ^e   Lacourciere, J ^f   Lo, D ^g   Mai, V ^h   McNair, S ^a,b   Minuk, T ⁱ   Rabeneck, L ^h   Rand, C ^d   Ross, J ^h   Smylie, J ^j   Srigley, J ⁱ   Stern, H ^h,k   Trudeau, M ^h  

^a Program in Evidence based Care   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^d JURAVINSKI CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^f THUNDER BAY REGIONAL HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^h CANCER CARE ONTARIO   (Canada)

ⁱ HENDERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^j OTTAWA REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^k MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Cancer; Diagnostic assessment; Organizational; Standards; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; BRAIN CANCER; BREAST CANCER; CANADA; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; LUNG CANCER; LYMPHOMA; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 72949091216     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17187729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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