Team dynamics, decision making, and attitudes toward multidisciplinary cancer meetings: Health professionals' perspectives

Journal of Oncology Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Devitt, Bianca ^a   Philip, Jennifer ^a   McLachlan, Sue Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; DECISION MAKING; GROUP DYNAMICS; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 79952431921     PISSN: 15547477     EISSN: 1935469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JOP.2010.000023     Document Type: Article

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