Access to care and satisfaction in colorectal cancer patients

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1444-1451

  Porter, Geoffrey A ^a   Inglis, Karen M ^a   Wood, Lori A ^a   Veugelers, Paul J ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEALTH VISITOR; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NOVA SCOTIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 28244472035     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-005-7955-1     Document Type: Article

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