Development and evaluation of a checklist to support decision making in cancer multidisciplinary team meetings: MDT-QuIC

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1759-1765

  Lamb, B W ^a,b   Sevdalis, N ^a   Vincent, C ^a   Green, J S A ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b WHIPPS CROSS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHECKLIST; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; SURGEON; TEAMWORK;

CHECKLIST; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84865109694     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-011-2187-0     Document Type: Review

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