Formation of combined urology and radiation oncology practices: Objective data from radiation oncologists for rationale

American Journal of Clinical Oncology: Cancer Clinical Trials

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 289-291

  Schilling, Paul J ^a,b  

^a Community Cancer Center of North Florida ^*  (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

ACRO survey; prostate IMRT; Stark Law

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MOTIVATION; ONCOLOGY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROSTATE CANCER; UROLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; FLORIDA; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT PRACTICE ASSOCIATIONS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN SELF-REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; UNITED STATES; UROLOGY;

EID: 79958273218     PISSN: 02773732     EISSN: 1537453X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/COC.0b013e3181e1cac4     Document Type: Article

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