Geographical variation in surveillance strategies after curative-intent surgery for upper aerodigestive tract cancer

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1063-1071

  Johnson, Frank E ^a,b,d   Johnson, Michael H ^b   Clemente, Marc F ^a,b   Paniello, Randal C ^b,c   Virgo, Katherine S ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Follow up; Geographical variation; Head and neck cancer; Small area analysis

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER SURGERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT CANCER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748354654     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/ASO.2006.04.014     Document Type: Article

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