Efficacy and cost of risk-adapted follow-up in patients after colorectal cancer surgery: A prospective, randomized and controlled trial

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 418-423

  Secco, Giovanni B ^a   Fardelli, Roberto ^a   Gianquinto, Daniela ^a   Bonfante, Pierfrancesco ^a   Baldi, Eleonora ^a   Ravera, Giambattista ^a   Derchi, Lorenzo ^a   Ferraris, Romano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Curative re operations; Intensive follow up; Low intensity follow up; Minimal surveillance; Risk adapted follow up

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 0036620240     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejso.2001.1250     Document Type: Article

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