Agreement between oncology guidelines and clinical practice in Italy: the 'right' program. A project of the Italian Association of Medical Oncology (AIOM).

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Published in Ann Oncol on June 01, 2007

Authors

S Barni1, M Venturini, G D Beretta, S Gori, A Molino, C Carnaghi, R Labianca, S Sgarbi, L Simoni, E Maiello, AIOM Guidelines Task Force

Author Affiliations

1: Oncologia Medica, Azienda Ospedaliera, Treviglio, Milan, Italy. sandro.barni@ospedale.treviglio.bg.it

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