Using patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for improved decision-making in patients with gastrointestinal cancer – the last clinical frontier in surgical oncology?

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Main Authors: Kjetil eSøreide, Annbjørg H. Søreide
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2013.00157/full