Quality of care in bladder cancer: Trends in urinary diversion following radical cystectomy

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-50

  Gore, John L ^a,b,c   Litwin, Mark S ^c,d,e  

^a VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder cancer; Quality of care; Urinary diversion

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER TUMOR; CYSTECTOMY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; URINARY DIVERSION;

AGED; CYSTECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS; URINARY DIVERSION;

EID: 59249086204     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-008-0348-y     Document Type: Article

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