The impact of provider volume on outcomes from urological cancer therapy

Journal of Urology

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 432-438

  Joudi, Fadi N ^a   Konety, Badrinath R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospitals; Outcome assessment (health care); Urogenital neoplasms; Urogenital system

Indexed keywords

BLADDER CANCER; CYSTECTOMY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; KIDNEY CANCER; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MEDLINE; NEPHRECTOMY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SURGICAL RISK; UROGENITAL TRACT CANCER; WORKLOAD;

EID: 22144442064     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000165340.53381.48     Document Type: Review

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