A critical evaluation of critical pathways in head and neck cancer

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 89-95

  Yueh, Bevan ^a   Weaver, Edward M ^a   Bradley, Elizabeth H ^a   Krumholz, Harlan M ^a   Heagerty, Patrick ^a   Conley, Anna ^a   Sasaki, Clarence T ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LARYNGECTOMY; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBSERVATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037225125     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.129.1.89     Document Type: Article

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