From the many to the few: Changes in urological cancer surgery provision

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 797-798

  Nuttall, M ^a   Van Der Meulen, J ^a   Emberton, M ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER SURGERY; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; URINARY TRACT CANCER; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

HUMANS; UROLOGIC NEOPLASMS; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 16244411279     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602437     Document Type: Editorial

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