The impact of case discussion at a multidisciplinary team meeting on the treatment and survival of patients with inoperable non-small cell lung cancer

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 838-841

  Bydder, S ^a,b   Nowak, A ^a,b   Marion, K ^c   Phillips, M ^a   Atun, R ^d  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Multidisciplinary team; Non small cell lung cancer; Radiotherapy; Survival

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER THERAPY; CASE MANAGEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INOPERABLE CANCER; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM MEETING; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 73649092130     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2009.02019.x     Document Type: Article

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