Gynaecological cancer follow-up: National survey of current practice in the UK

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Leeson, Simon ^a   Stuart, Nick ^b   Sylvestre, Yvonne ^c   Hall, Liz ^a   Whitaker, Rhiannon ^c  

^a BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER CENTER; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OVARY CANCER; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; TELEPHONE; UNITED KINGDOM; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VULVA CANCER;

EID: 84883405494     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002859     Document Type: Review

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