Potential impact of preoperative EUS on esophageal cancer management and cost

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 391-396

  Shumaker, Douglas A ^a   De Garmo, Patricia ^a   Faigel, Douglas O ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICARE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036738836     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mge.2002.126831     Document Type: Article

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