Measuring the influence of colleagues on a consultant team's use of breast conserving surgery

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 156-162

  Hoy, Andrew R ^a   Patrick, Hannah ^b   Campbell, Bruce ^b,c   Lyratzopoulos, Georgios ^b,d  

^a Centre for Public Health Excellence   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE   (United Kingdom)

^c PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; Breast conserving surgery; Diffusion of innovation; Information dissemination; Practice guideline

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; BREAST CONSERVING SURGERY; BREAST NEOPLASM; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS; ENGLAND; FINANCIAL YEAR; INDEPENDENT VARIABLES; NATIONAL STANDARD;

HOSPITALS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INNOVATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TUMORS;

SURGERY;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SURGERY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; TEAMWORK; UNITED KINGDOM;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 77953596028     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462310000061     Document Type: Article

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