Improving wait time for chemotherapy in an outpatient clinic at a Comprehensive Cancer Center

Journal of Oncology Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Kallen, Michael A ^a   Terrell, James A ^a   Lewis Patterson, Paula ^a   Hwang, Jessica P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRUSTRATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERVIEW; OBSERVATION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SCHEDULING; TIME; TREATMENT PLANNING; WAITING TIME;

EID: 84863114442     PISSN: 15547477     EISSN: 1935469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JOP.2011.000281     Document Type: Article

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