Creating an adolescent and young adult cancer program: Lessons learned from pediatric and adult oncology practice bases

JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1409-1415

  Reed, Damon ^a   Block, Rebecca G ^b   Johnson, Rebecca ^c  

^a H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT CANCER; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADULT DISEASE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER PROGRAM; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REVIEW; YOUNG ADULT CANCER; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; NEOPLASMS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908691858     PISSN: 15401405     EISSN: 15401413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2014.0138     Document Type: Review

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