Patients seeking second medical hematology/oncology opinions in the United States: A report of their demographics and disease processes

Kelly K. Curtis; Donald W. Northfelt

doi:10.1016/S1548-5315(11)70075-4

Patients seeking second medical hematology/oncology opinions in the United States: A report of their demographics and disease processes

Kelly K. Curtis, Donald W. Northfelt

Hematology/Oncology

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The seeking and rendering of second opinions are common occurrences in the routine delivery of medical care in the United States. Virtually all subspecialties of medicine offer second opinions to patients seeking them. For patients and the medical community alike, however, the benefit associated with obtaining a second opinion remains unclear.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	151-154
Number of pages	4
Journal	Community Oncology
Volume	4
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S1548-5315(11)70075-4
State	Published - Mar 2007

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Hematology
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