Towards a personalised approach to aftercare: A review of cancer follow-up in the UK

Journal of Cancer Survivorship

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 142-151

  Davies, Nicola J ^a   Batehup, Lynn ^a  

^a MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aftercare; Cancer; Neoplasm; Review; Survivors

Indexed keywords

AFTERCARE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SURVIVOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

AFTERCARE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALIZED MEDICINE; NEOPLASMS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SURVIVORS;

EID: 79956209430     PISSN: 19322259     EISSN: 19322267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11764-010-0165-3     Document Type: Review

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