The Surgical Treatment of Cancer: A Comparison of Resource Utilization following Procedures Performed with Curative and Palliative Intent

Cancer

Volumn 98, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2266-2273

  Cullinane, Carey A ^a   Borneman, Tami ^a   Smith, David D ^a   Chu, David Z J ^a   Ferrell, Betty R ^a   Wagman, Lawrence D ^a  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Healthcare economics; Palliative care; Resource utilization; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0242443307     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.11777     Document Type: Article

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