Cross-disciplinary research in cancer: An opportunity to narrow the knowledge- practice gap

Current Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Urquhart, R ^a   Grunfeld, E ^b   Jackson, L ^c   Sargeant, J ^a   Porter, G A ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cross disciplinary research; Evidence based practice; Knowledge translation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RESEARCH; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMMUNITY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; PATIENT CARE; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84890109416     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17187729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3747/co.20.1487     Document Type: Article

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