Curative rectal cancer surgery in a low-volume hospital: A quality assessment

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 382-389

  Debes, A J ^a   Storkson R H ^a   Jacobsen, M B ^a,b  

^a Oestfold Hospital Trust   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Healthcare quality assessment; Local recurrences; Patient outcomes assessments; Quality indicators; Rectal neoplasms; Survival rate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RECTUM CANCER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLECTOMY; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 40849127021     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2007.06.007     Document Type: Article

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