The surgical discharge summary: A lack of substantial clinical information may affect the postop treatment of rectal cancer patients

Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery

Volumn 386, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 350-356

  Spatz, H ^a   Engel, J ^a   Holzel D ^b   Jauch, K W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adjuvant therapy; Discharge summary; Documentation; Rectal cancer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; TREATMENT PLANNING;

COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNICATION; DOCUMENTATION; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0034849544     PISSN: 14352443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004230100240     Document Type: Article

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