Influence of hospital volume on local recurrence and survival in a population sample of rectal cancer patients

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 512-520

  Engel, J ^a,f   Kerr, J ^a   Eckel, R ^a   Gunther B ^b   Heiss, M ^c   Heitland, W ^d   Siewert, J R ^e   Jauch, K W ^f   Holzel D ^a  

^a Munich Cancer Registry   (Germany)

^b Neuperlach Hospital   (Germany)

^c Munich Comprehensive Cancer Centre   (Germany)

^d KLINIKUM BOGENHAUSEN   (Germany)

^e TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cancer registry; Hospital volume; Local recurrence; Rectal cancer; Survival

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CENTER; CANCER GRADING; CANCER INVASION; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

AGED; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 19544385388     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2005.02.027     Document Type: Article

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