Policy and advocacy in the quest for effective translational breast care research

Breast

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 303-306

  La Fargue, Marie M ^a  

^a The La Fargue Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Advocacy; Cost effective; Cure; Funding; Translational research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CARE; CANCER RESEARCH; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EUROPE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; INTROSPECTION; INVESTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; METHODOLOGY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PROCEDURES; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; TRENDS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PATIENT ADVOCACY; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCH SUPPORT AS TOPIC; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 77955328539     PISSN: 09609776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2010.03.011     Document Type: Article

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