Trends in renal cancer surgery and patient provider characteristics associated with partial nephrectomy in the United States

Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 298-302

  Porter, Michael P ^a   Lin, Daniel W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Kidney; Neoplasms; Nephrectomy; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHRECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447096275     PISSN: 10781439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2006.07.016     Document Type: Article

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