Canadian adolescents and young adults with cancer: Opportunity to improve coordination and level of care

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 183, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  De, Prithwish ^a   Ellison, Larry F ^b   Barr, Ronald D ^c   Semenciw, Robert ^d   Marrett, Loraine D ^e   Weir, Hannah K ^f   Dryer, Dagny ^g   Grunfeld, Eva ^h  

^a Societe canadienne du cancer   (Canada)

^b HEALTH STATISTICS DIVISION   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^e CANCER CARE ONTARIO   (Canada)

^f CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^g PEI Cancer Treatment Centre   (Australia)

^h ONTARIO INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE CANCER; BRAIN CANCER; BREAST CANCER; CANADA; CANCER PATIENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; OVARY CANCER; PATIENT CARE; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; TESTIS CANCER; THYROID CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 79951981413     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.100800     Document Type: Article

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