Centralizing surgery for gynecologic oncology - A strategy assuring better quality treatment?

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 4-8

  Münstedt, Karsten ^a   Von Georgi, Richard ^a   Misselwitz, Björn ^b   Zygmunt, Marek ^a   Stillger, Rosi ^b   Künzel, Wolfgang ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Institute of Quality Assurance Hesse   (Germany)

Author keywords

Centralization; Gynecology; Oncology; Quality assurance; Quality control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OMENTECTOMY; ONCOLOGY; OVARY CARCINOMA; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0344406960     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-8258(03)00071-4     Document Type: Article

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