Volumes of cancer surgery for breast, colorectal and ovarian cancer 1992-97: Is there evidence of increasing sub-specialization by surgeons?

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1308-1313

  Jolly, K ^a   Parry, J ^a   Rouse, A ^a   Stevens, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; Colorectal neoplasms; Ovarian neoplasms; Volume of clinical activity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; COLORECTAL CANCER; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CONSULTANTS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035906825     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjoc.2001.1794     Document Type: Article

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