Quality improvement: An assessment of participation and attitudes of medical oncologists

Journal of Oncology Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2014, Pages e408-e414

  Lim, Charles ^a   Cheung, Matthew C ^a   Franco, Bryan ^a   Dharmakulaseelan, Laavanya ^a   Chong, Evan ^a   Iyngarathasan, Amesha ^a   Singh, Simron ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGIST; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PUBLICATION; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; NEOPLASMS; ONCOLOGY; STANDARDS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84911917602     PISSN: 15547477     EISSN: 1935469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JOP.2014.001515     Document Type: Article

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