The shortage of medical oncologists: The Australian medical oncologist workforce study

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 196, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 58-61

  Blinman, Prunella L ^a   Grimison, Peter ^b   Barton, Michael B ^c   Crossing, Sally ^d   Walpole, Euan T ^e   Wong, Nora ^f   Francis, Kay ^f   Koczwara, Bogda ^g  

^a ANZAC Research Institute   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d Cancer Voices NSW   (Australia)

^e PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f Medical Oncology Group of Australia   (Australia)

^g FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL ONCOLOGIST; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; ONCOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIALIZATION;

EID: 84857892315     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja11.10363     Document Type: Article

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