A comprehensive framework and key guideline recommendations for the provision of evidencebased breast cancer survivorship care within the primary care setting

Family Practice

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 129-140

  Luctkar Flude, Marian ^a   Aiken, Alice ^b,c   McColl, Mary Ann ^b,d   Tranmera, Joan ^a,e  

^a University of British Columbia's Vancouver Campus   (Canada)

^b School of Rehabilitation Therapy   (Canada)

^c Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research   (Canada)

^d Centre for Health Services and Policy Research   (Canada)

^e QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aftercare; Breast neoplasms; Nurse practitioners; Physicians; Practice guideline; Primary care; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER SURVIVOR; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; AFTERCARE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHECKLIST; COMPLICATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SURVEY; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SURVIVOR;

AFTERCARE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHECKLIST; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84926673670     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmu082     Document Type: Review

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