Outcomes research: Radiotherapy capacity in Europe - Time to even things out?

Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 188-190

  Senan, Suresh ^a   Slotman, Ben J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER CENTER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EUROPE; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOTHERAPY EQUIPMENT; SHORT SURVEY; TELETHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EUROPE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 84875723982     PISSN: 17594774     EISSN: 17594782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrclinonc.2013.36     Document Type: Short Survey

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