European Journal of Cancer
Volume 42, Issue 15 , Pages 2480-2491 , October 2006

Breast cancer: Multidisciplinary care and clinical outcomes

  • Nehmat Houssami

      Affiliations

    • Screening and Test Evaluation Program (STEP), School of Public Health, A27, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel.: +61 4 1927 3510; fax: +61 2 9351 5049.
    • ,
  • Richard Sainsbury

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University College London, London, UK

Received 3 April 2006 ,Accepted 24 May 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2006.05.023

European Journal of Cancer
Volume 42, Issue 15 , Pages 2480-2491 , October 2006

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