The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 199, Issue 6 , Pages 770-775 , June 2010

Synoptic surgical reporting for breast cancer surgery: an innovation in knowledge translation

  • Walley J. Temple, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Calgary, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, 1331 29th Street N.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N2
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel.: +1-403-521-3737; fax: +1-403-283-1651
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  • Wesley P. Francis, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Calgary, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, 1331 29th Street N.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N2
    • ,
  • Evangeline Tamano, R.N.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Calgary, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, 1331 29th Street N.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N2
    • University of Alberta, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • Kelly Dabbs, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • University of Alberta, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • Lloyd A. Mack, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Calgary, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, 1331 29th Street N.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N2
    • ,
  • Anthony Fields, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • University of Alberta, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • Cancer Surgery Alberta

Received 8 May 2009 ,Revised 8 July 2009

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PII: S0002-9610(09)00624-2

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.07.037

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 199, Issue 6 , Pages 770-775 , June 2010

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