The central urology multidisciplinary team - Is it time to change the referral criteria? An audit of practice in a district general hospital in London

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 700-702

  Sooriakumaran, Prasanna ^a   Dick, John A ^a   Thompson, Alan C ^a,b   Morley, Roland ^a  

^a KINGSTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arology; Audit; MDT; Multidisciplinary team

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM; UROGENITAL TRACT TUMOR;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; LONDON; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SELECTION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STATE MEDICINE; UROGENITAL NEOPLASMS; UROLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 74049121253     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X12486167521190     Document Type: Article

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