Does every patient need to be discussed at a multidisciplinary team meeting?

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 780-784

  Chinai, N ^a   Bintcliffe, F ^a   Armstrong, E M ^a   Teape, J ^a   Jones, B M ^a   Hosie, K B ^a  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURGERY; CASE MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONSULTATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH STATUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORBIDITY; MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM MEETING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84882383543     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: 1365229X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2013.02.011     Document Type: Article

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