Neuro-oncology practices in Australia: A Cooperative Group for Neuro-Oncology patterns of care study

Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 162-167

  Chen, James Y ^a   Hovey, Elizabeth ^b   Rosenthal, Mark ^c   Livingstone, Ann ^a   Simes, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Central nervous system cancer; Epidemiology; Group 1: major specialty; Group 2: tumor type; Public health

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BEVACIZUMAB; CARBAMAZEPINE; CARBOPLATIN; CORTICOSTEROID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DEXAMETHASONE; ENOXAPARIN; ETIRACETAM; ETOPOSIDE; HEPARIN; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; PHENYTOIN; PROCARBAZINE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; TEMOZOLOMIDE; VINCRISTINE;

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER CENTER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EPENDYMOMA; GLIOBLASTOMA; GLIOMA; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEUROLOGY; NEUROSURGEON; ONCOLOGY; PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECI; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION ONCOLOGIST; RECURRENT DISEASE; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AUSTRALIA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DATA COLLECTION; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84901627826     PISSN: 17437555     EISSN: 17437563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajco.12079     Document Type: Article

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