Impact of the lung oncology multidisciplinary team meetings on the management of patients with cancer

Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2016, Pages e298-e304

  Ung, Kim Ann ^a   Campbell, Belinda A ^a   Duplan, Danny ^a   Ball, David ^a   David, Steven ^a  

^a PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

decision making; lung cancer; management; multidisciplinary meeting; tumor board

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER THERAPY; CONSENSUS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 85027952558     PISSN: 17437555     EISSN: 17437563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajco.12192     Document Type: Article

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