Satisfaction with care: An independent outcome measure in surgical oncology

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 817-822

  Avery, Kerry N L ^a   Metcalfe, Chris ^a   Nicklin, Joanna ^b   Barham, C Paul ^b   Alderson, Derek ^a   Donovan, Jenny L ^a   Blazeby, Jane M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal neoplasms; Outcome assessment; Patient satisfaction; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURVIVAL TIME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646594743     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/ASO.2006.08.019     Document Type: Article

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