German second-opinion network for testicular cancer: Sealing the leaky pipe between evidence and clinical practice

Oncology Reports

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 2477-2481

  Zengerling, Friedemann ^a   Hartmann, Michael ^b   Heidenreich, Axel ^c   Krege, Susanne ^d   Albers, Peter ^e   Karl, Alexander ^f   Weissbach, Lothar ^g   Wagner, Walter ^h   Bedke, Jens ⁱ   Retz, Margitta ^j   Schmelz, Hans U ^k   Kliesch, Sabine ^l   Kuczyk, Markus ^m   Winter, Eva ⁿ   Pottek, Tobias ^o   Dieckmann, Klaus Peter ^p   Schrader, Andres Jan ^a   Schrader, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^c RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d Krankenhaus Maria Hilf   (Germany)

^e HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^g Men's Health Foundation   (Germany)

^h Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Hamburg   (Germany)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^j TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^k BUNDESWEHRZENTRALKRANKENHAUS KOBLENZ   (Germany)

^l UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^m HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

ⁿ HELIOS KLINIKEN SCHWERIN   (Germany)

^o Department of Urology Albertinen Hospital ^*  (Germany)

^p ALBERTINEN KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

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Author keywords

Quality of care; Second opinion network; Testicular cancer; Treatment scope

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GERMANIC PEOPLE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; TESTIS CANCER; TREATMENT INDICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; INTERNET; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84902155535     PISSN: 1021335X     EISSN: 17912431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/or.2014.3153     Document Type: Article

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