Rectal cancer: From outcomes of care to process of care

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 636-639

  Ignjatovic, Dejan ^a   Bergamaschi, Roberto ^a,b  

^a Forde Health System   (Norway)

^b Department of Research and Development   (Norway)

Author keywords

Outcome of care; Process of care; Quality of care; Rectal cancer; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; COMORBIDITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM ABDOMINOPERINEAL RESECTION; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM RESECTION; REOPERATION; REVIEW; SKILL; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33745728377     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: 15027708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365520600554584     Document Type: Review

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