Examining the potential relationship between multidisciplinary cancer care and patient survival: An international literature review

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 125-134

  Look Hong, Nicole J ^a,b   Wright, Frances C ^a,b   Gagliardi, Anna R ^a   Paszat, Lawrence F ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; Multidisciplinary; Survival; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

AGED; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; REVIEW;

HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 77955122221     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: 10969098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.21589     Document Type: Review

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