Primary care physicians' views of standardised care pathways in cancer care: A Swedish qualitative study on implementation experiences.
Objective: Primary care physicians (PCPs) recently started using standardised care pathways (PCPs) to refer patients to specialists for diagnostics in Sweden. The aim of the current study is therefore to examine PCPs views of implementing standardised care pathways (SCPs) in cancer care. Method: In...
| Publicado en: | European Journal of Cancer Care Vol. 30; no. 4; pp. 1 - 9 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Jul2021
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