The influence of training level and surgical experience on survival in colorectal cancer

Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery

Volumn 389, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 524-531

  Hilska, Marja ^a   Roberts, Peter J ^a   Kössi, Jyrki ^b   Paajanen, Hannu ^c   Collan, Yrjö ^a   Laato, Matti ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b PÄIJÄT HÄME CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c MIKKELI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Prognosis; Surgery; Survival; Training level

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLON CANCER; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FINLAND; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASM STAGING; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 11144300161     PISSN: 14352443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00423-004-0514-7     Document Type: Article

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