Geographic variation in follow-up after rectal cancer surgery

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 735-742

  Neils, David M ^a   Virgo, Katherine S ^a,c   Longo, Walter E ^d   Ode, Kenichi ^e   Audisio, Riccardo A ^f   Shariff, Umar S ^g   Papettas, Trifonas ^g   McGarry, Alaine E ^b   Gammon, Steven R ^a   Johnson, Frank E ^a,c  

^a S LOUIS UNIV HLTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

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

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e ROYAL LANCASTER INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^f WHISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Follow up; Geography; Outcomes; Postoperative; Rectal carcinoma; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ONCOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECTUM TUMOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947725088     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: 17912423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijo.30.3.735     Document Type: Article

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