Tumor boards: Beyond the patient care conference

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 405-408

  Jazieh, Abdul Rahman ^a  

^a KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT REFERRAL;

HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 80855132956     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-011-0209-z     Document Type: Review

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