Oncology care in rural Northern New England

Journal of Oncology Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 81-89

  Johnson, Ali ^a   Rees, Judy R ^a   Schwenn, Molly ^a   Riddle, Bruce ^a   Verrill, Castine ^a   Celaya, Maria O ^a   Nicolaides, Dawn A ^a   Cherala, Sai ^a   Feinberg, Melanie ^a   Gray, Ann ^a   Rutstein, Lisa ^a   Katz, Matthew S ^a   Nunnink, Johannes C ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SIZE; CANCER STAGING; COLON CANCER; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONCOLOGY; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PATIENT CARE; RURAL AREA; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; TUMOR VOLUME; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

EID: 77956594738     PISSN: 15547477     EISSN: 1935469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JOP.200015     Document Type: Article

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