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Review
. 2010;2010(40):3-10.
doi: 10.1093/jncimonographs/lgq006.

Toward improving the quality of cancer care: addressing the interfaces of primary and oncology-related subspecialty care

Stephen Hunt Taplin  1 , Anne Brown Rodgers
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Review

Toward improving the quality of cancer care: addressing the interfaces of primary and oncology-related subspecialty care

Stephen Hunt Taplin et al. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2010.
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Adapted from Zapka et al. 2003 (10) Types and transitions in care that constitute the process of care across the cancer continuum.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
The triangles of communication across the cancer continuum.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
The cancer care continuum occurs within the context of multiple layers of influence.
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