Performance and standards for the process of head and neck cancer care: South and West audit of head and neck cancer 1996-1997 (SWAHN I)

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 421-425

  Birchall, M A ^a   Bailey, D ^b   Lennon, A ^b  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Wessex Cancer Intelligence Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Head and neck cancer; Performance indicators; Process; Standards

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEAD CANCER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NECK CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033931541     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjoc.2000.1302     Document Type: Article

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