Measuring surgeon performance of sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer treatment by cumulative sum analysis

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 193, Issue 5 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 556-560

  Lerch, Lindsey ^a,c   Donald, James C ^a   Olivotto, Ivo A ^d,e   Lesperance, Mary ^c   van der Westhuizen, Nick ^b,e   Rusnak, Conrad ^a,e   Biberdorf, Darren ^a,e   Ross, Alison ^a,e   Hayashi, Allen ^a,e  

^a VANCOUVER ISLAND HEALTH AUTHORITY   (Canada)

^b ROYAL JUBILEE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^d BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cumulative sum analysis; CUSUM; False negative rate; Sentinel lymph node biopsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CHRONOLOGY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CUMULATIVE SUM ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASTECTOMY; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGEON;

EID: 34147120546     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.01.012     Document Type: Article

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