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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455933503321

Titolo

Ensuring quality cancer care [[electronic resource] /] / Maria Hewitt and Joseph V. Simone, editors ; National Cancer Policy Board, Institute of Medicine and Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1999

ISBN

0-309-51879-2

0-585-15578-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HewittMaria Elizabeth

SimoneJoseph V

Disciplina

362.1/96994/00973

Soggetti

Cancer - Treatment - United States

Cancer - Treatment - Quality control

Cancer - Patients - Care - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 The Cancer Care “System�""; ""3 Ensuring Access to Cancer Care""; ""4 Defining and Assessing Quality Cancer Care""; ""5 Health Care Delivery and Quality of Cancer Care""; ""6 Cancer Care Quality Assurance""; ""7 Health Services Research in Cancer Care""; ""8 Findings and Recommendations""; ""Glossary""; ""Index""