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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826182803321

Titolo

Ensuring quality cancer care / / 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

0-309-17314-0

0-309-51879-2

0-585-15578-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

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

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.