Enhancing the American Society of Clinical Oncology workforce information system with geographic distribution of oncologists and comparison of data sources for the number of practicing oncologists

Journal of Oncology Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 32-38

  Kelsey Kirkwood, M ^a   Bruinooge, Suanna S ^a   Goldstein, Michael A ^a   Bajorin, Dean F ^a   Kosty, Michael P ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DATA BASE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICARE; ONCOLOGIST; ONCOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; UNITED STATES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH SERVICE; MANPOWER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS;

GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; PHYSICIANS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84899916106     PISSN: 15547477     EISSN: 1935469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JOP.2013.001311     Document Type: Article

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