Quality cancer care for adolescents and young adults: A position statement

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 28, Issue 32, 2010, Pages 4862-4867

  Zebrack, Brad ^a   Mathews Bradshaw, Beth ^a   Siegel, Stuart ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; COGNITION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; STANDARD OF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650457909     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: 15277755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2010.30.5417     Document Type: Article

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