Brachytherapy in the united kingdom and spain: A subset analysis of a european pattern of care survey

Clinical and Translational Oncology

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 534-538

  Guedea, Ferran ^a   Hoskin, Peter ^b   Mazeron, Jean Jacques ^c   Ventura, Montse ^a   Londres, Bradley ^a   Bilbao, Pedro ^a   Torrecilla, José López ^d  

^a L'Hospitalet de Llobregat ^*  (Spain)

^b MOUNT VERNON CANCER CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c Centre des Tumeurs   (France)

^d Hospital General Universitario Avda   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Equipment; Patterns of care; Resources; Spain; UK

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EUROPE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; SPAIN;

EID: 74049122584     PISSN: 1699048X     EISSN: 16993055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12094-009-0398-7     Document Type: Article

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