Patient burden of centralization of head and neck cancer surgery

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 118, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 528-531

  Patel, R S ^a,b   Hewett, Julie ^a   Hickey, S A ^a  

^a TORBAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Centralized Hospital Services; Disease Management; Head and Neck Neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER SURGERY; CHEMOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST OF ILLNESS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; ONCOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PATIENT TRANSFER; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAVEL;

EID: 4043083484     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0022215041615164     Document Type: Article

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