Hospital variation in referral for primary radiotherapy in South Netherlands, 1988-1999

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 41, Issue 17, 2005, Pages 2722-2727

  Vulto, J C M ^a   Louwman, W J ^b   Poortmans, P M P ^a   Coebergh, J W W ^b,c  

^a DR BERNARD VERBEETEN INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b The Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Inter hospital variation; Population based; Radiotherapy; Referral rates

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RECTUM CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY SIZE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NETHERLANDS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 27744570863     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2005.04.048     Document Type: Article

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