The relationship between volume and outcome in urological surgery

BJU International

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 931-935

  Singh, R ^a   O'Brien, T S ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cystectomy; Governance; Prostatectomy; Urological surgery; Volume outcome relationship

Indexed keywords

BLADDER SURGERY; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SURGERY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; ORCHIECTOMY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE SURGERY; SURGEON; TREATMENT INDICATION; UROLOGIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; FEMALE; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CANCER CARE FACILITIES; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 2542639317     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2003.04758.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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