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ESMO clinical recommendations |
ESMO Clinical Recommendations: using the easier and faster approach to oncology guidelines
1 Department of Medical Oncology, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Greece
2 The Finsen Center, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark
3 University Hospital of Zurich, Clinic and Polyclinic for Oncology, Zurich, Switzerland
* Correspondence to: npavlid@uoi.gr
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the original idea
The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) has developed and disseminated clinical recommendations to all European and non-European oncologists. ESMO's motivation was to establish the clinical recommendations, as it was felt they were important for the future development of medical oncology and for achieving high common standards of medical practice for patients in all European countries.
The principles of the ESMO clinical recommendations were: (i) to create a set of statements for an essential standard
the history
1998
1999
2006
2008
the evaluation of dissemination of ESMO Clinical Recommendations
downloads
interactive ESMO sessions
the questionnaire
the perspectives