Surgical service centralisation in Australia versus choice and quality of life for rural patients

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 185, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 162-163

  Stewart, Grant D ^a   Long, Gareth ^b   Tulloh, Bruce R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BREAST CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; COLON SURGERY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORBIDITY; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; THYROID SURGERY; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

EID: 33747624695     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00507.x     Document Type: Review

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