Population-based longitudinal study of follow-up care for breast cancer survivors

Journal of Oncology Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 174-181

  Grunfeld, Eva ^a   Hodgson, David C ^a   Del Giudice, M Elisabeth ^a   Moineddin, Rahim ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANADA; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER SURVIVOR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; METASTASIS; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 78149326428     PISSN: 15547477     EISSN: 1935469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JOP.200009     Document Type: Article

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