Re-organisation of oesophago-gastric cancer care in England: Progress and remaining challenges

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Palser, Thomas R ^a   Cromwell, David A ^a,b   Hardwick, Richard H ^c   Riley, Stuart A ^d   Greenaway, Kimberley ^e   Allum, William ^f   Van Der Meulen, Jan H P ^a,b  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^f INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MANPOWER; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ONCOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; STOMACH TUMOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

CANCER CARE FACILITIES; ENGLAND; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATE MEDICINE; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 73349139517     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-204     Document Type: Article

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