Breast cancer management: Is volume related to quality?

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 75, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1652-1659

  Ma, M ^a   Bell, J ^a   Campbell, S ^a   Basnett, I ^b   Pollock, A ^c   Taylor, I ^d  

^a Thames Cancer Registry   (United Kingdom)

^b Camden and Islington Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

^c Wandsworth Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit of management; Breast cancer; Cancer registry; Guidelines; Hospital volume

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030928396     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1997.281     Document Type: Article

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