Is community treatment best? A randomised trial comparing delivery of cancer treatment in the hospital, home and GP surgery

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1549-1555

  Corrie, P G ^a   Moody, A M ^b   Armstrong, G ^a   Nolasco, S ^a   Lao Sirieix, S H ^a   Bavister, L ^a   Prevost, A T ^c   Parker, R ^d   Sabes Figuera, R ^c   Mccrone, P ^c   Balsdon, H ^a   Mckinnon, K ^b   Hounsell, A ^a   O'sullivan, B ^a   Barclay, S ^d  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WEST SUFFOLK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOPLASM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMBULATORY CARE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84884586645     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2013.414     Document Type: Article

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