Taking action on the volume-quality relationship: How long can we hide our heads in the colostomy bag?

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 695-697

  Smith, Thomas J ^a   Hillner, Bruce E ^a   Bear, Harry D ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR;

ALGORITHM; BREAST CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COLOSTOMY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EDITORIAL; FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; REIMBURSEMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038278865     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/95.10.695     Document Type: Editorial

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