What does the medical profession mean by "Standard of care?"

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 27, Issue 32, 2009, Pages

  Strauss, Dirk C ^a   Thomas, J Meirion ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; LETTER; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; STANDARD;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE;

EID: 73949112144     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2009.24.6678     Document Type: Letter

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