Multidisciplinary cancer conferences: Exploring obstacles and facilitators to their implementation

Journal of Oncology Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 61-68

  Look Hong, Nicole J ^a   Gagliardi, Anna R ^a   Bronskill, Susan E ^a   Paszat, Lawrence F ^a   Wright, Frances C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RESEARCH; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; EXERCISE; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; GASTROENTEROLOGIST; GROUNDED THEORY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; NURSING; ONCOLOGIST; PATHOLOGIST; PATIENT CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RADIOLOGIST; SURGEON;

EID: 77956572314     PISSN: 15547477     EISSN: 1935469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JOP.091085     Document Type: Article

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