The New England Colorectal cancer quality project: A prospective multi-institutional feasibility study

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 202, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 36-44

  Hyman, Neil H ^a,e   Ko, Clifford Y ^b   Cataldo, Peter A ^a   Cohen, Jeffrey L ^c   Roberts, Patricia L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Department of Surgery   (United States)

^d LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; HEPARIN;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURGERY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; ILEUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGEON; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ENGLAND; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 29244464690     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2005.08.021     Document Type: Article

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