Quality assurance in surgical oncology. Colorectal cancer as an example

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 89-94

  Gunnarsson, Ulf ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Population; Quality assurance; Register; Surgery and evidence based medicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLORECTAL CANCER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0037309024     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejso.2002.1414     Document Type: Article

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