Clinical characteristics of radiation oncology in Korea during past 10 years

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1165-1169

  Ji, Young Hoon ^a,b   Kim, Mi Sook ^a,b   Jung, Haijo ^a   Yoo, Seong Yul ^b   Cho, Chul Koo ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Radiation and Medical Science   (South Korea)

^b Korea Cancer Center Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Data collection; Facility; Patient loads; Radiation oncology; Structure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; ONCOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

BRACHYTHERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; REGISTRIES;

EID: 75349100599     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2009.24.6.1165     Document Type: Article

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