What currently defines a breast center? Initial data from the national accreditation program for breast centers

Journal of Oncology Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Moran, Meena S ^a   Kaufman, Cary ^a   Burgin, Cindy ^a   Swain, Sandra ^a   Granville, Tenisha ^a   Winchester, David P ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CARE; BREAST DISEASE; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER CENTER; ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND GUIDED FINE NEEDLE BIOPSY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ONCOLOGY; PATHOLOGIST; PATIENT CARE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; STEREOTACTIC BIOPSY; SURGEON; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ACCREDITATION; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 84882758533     PISSN: 15547477     EISSN: 1935469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JOP.2012.000636     Document Type: Article

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