Does multidisciplinary care enhance the management of advanced breast cancer?: Evaluation of advanced breast cancer multidisciplinary team meetings

Journal of Oncology Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 294-300

  Chirgwin, Jacquie ^a   Craike, Melinda ^a   Gray, Christine ^a   Watty, Kathy ^a   Mileshkin, Linda ^a   Livingston, Patricia M ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BREAST CANCER; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MULTIDISCPLINARY CANCER CARE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 79952389057     PISSN: 15547477     EISSN: 1935469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JOP.2010.000017     Document Type: Article

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