Establishment of a regional virtual tumor board program to improve the process of care for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Journal of Oncology Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2015, Pages E66-E74

  Salami, Aitua C ^a   Barden, Gala M ^a   Castillo, Diana L ^a   Hanna, Mina ^a   Petersen, Nancy J ^a   Davila, Jessica A ^a   Naik, Aanand D ^a   Anaya, Daniel A ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CANCER CENTER; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VIRTUAL TUMOR BOARD PROGRAM; EVALUATION STUDY; GOVERNMENT; LIVER TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TELECONSULTATION; UNITED STATES; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REMOTE CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 84921380539     PISSN: 15547477     EISSN: 1935469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JOP.2014.000679     Document Type: Conference Paper

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