Managing patients with lung cancer. New guidelines should improve standards of care

Editorial

P Simmonds. BMJ. 1999.

. 1999 Aug 28;319(7209):527-8.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.527.

No abstract available

Comment in

Managing patients with lung cancer. Effective communication, palliative care, and guidelines are needed.
Costantini M, Higginson IJ, Farsides CC, Toscani F, Wilkinson S. Costantini M, et al. BMJ. 2000 Feb 5;320(7231):379; author reply 380. BMJ. 2000. PMID: 10657345 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Managing patients with lung cancer. Special palliative care is needed.
Beynon T, Lidstone V, Sinnott C, Richards M. Beynon T, et al. BMJ. 2000 Feb 5;320(7231):379; author reply 380. BMJ. 2000. PMID: 10712028 No abstract available.
Managing patients with lung cancer. Biomedical literature does not support routine use of laboratory variables as prognostic factors.
Watine J. Watine J. BMJ. 2000 Feb 5;320(7231):379-80. BMJ. 2000. PMID: 10712029 Review. No abstract available.
Managing patients with lung cancer. Common international guidelines must be developed.
Ardizzoni A, Grossi F, Salvati F, Silvano G, Santi L. Ardizzoni A, et al. BMJ. 2000 Feb 5;320(7231):380. BMJ. 2000. PMID: 10712030 No abstract available.
Managing patients with lung cancer. All evidence was considered when COIN guidelines were drawn up.
Macbeth F. Macbeth F. BMJ. 2000 Jun 10;320(7249):1604. BMJ. 2000. PMID: 10896438 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Managing patients with lung cancer. Guidelines must help bring us in line with European standards.
O'Brien ME, Cullen M. O'Brien ME, et al. BMJ. 2000 Jun 10;320(7249):1604-5. BMJ. 2000. PMID: 10896440 No abstract available.

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