What are the current barriers to effective cancer care coordination? A qualitative study

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Walsh, Jennifer ^a   Harrison, James D ^a   Young, Jane M ^a   Butow, Phyllis N ^a,b   Solomon, Michael J ^a,b   Masya, Lindy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CANCER CENTER; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 77954133345     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-10-132     Document Type: Article

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