Comparison of international breast cancer guidelines: Are we globally consistent? Cancer Guideline AGREEment

Current Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Hogeveen, S E ^a   Han, D ^a   Trudeau Tavara, S ^b   Buck, J ^b   Brezden Masley, C B ^a   Quan, M L ^c   Simmons, C E ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

AGREE instrument; Breast cancer; Practice guidelines; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

EID: 84930482470     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17187729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3747/co.19.930     Document Type: Article

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