Centralisation of upper gastrointestinal cancer surgery

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 335-336

  Siriwardena, Ajith K ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CENTRALIZATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; EDITORIAL; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANCREAS CANCER; SURGICAL TRAINING; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; WORKLOAD;

GASTROENTEROLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 34248636766     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588407X183265     Document Type: Editorial

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