The effect of hospital volume on cancer control after radical prostatectomy

Journal of Urology

Volumn 173, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2094-2098

  Ellison, L M ^a   Trock, B J ^a   Poe, N R ^a   Partin, A W ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Health facility size; Outcome assessment; Prostatic neoplasms

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; GOSERELIN; LEUPRORELIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER GRADING; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER STAGING; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; ORCHIECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 18744384979     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000158156.80315.fe     Document Type: Article

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