Radical cystectomy: Defining the threshold for a surgeon to achieve optimum outcomes

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 982, 2007, Pages 556-560

  McCabe, John E ^a,b   Jibawi, Abdullah ^b   Javle, Pradip M ^b  

^a Leighton Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b LEIGHTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTECTOMY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CYSTECTOMY; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY SIZE; HUMANS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS; UROLOGY; WORKLOAD;

EID: 34548175508     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2007.058214     Document Type: Article

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