Hospital characteristics associated With timeliness of care in veterans with lung cancer

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 179, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 595-600

  Schultz, Ellen M ^a   Powell, Adam A ^b   McMillan, Alex ^a   Olsson, Julie K ^a   Enderle, Mark A ^c   Graham, Barry A ^d   Ordin, Diana L ^d   Gould, Michael K ^a,e  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c South Central VA Health Care Network   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospitals; Lung neoplasms; Quality of health care; Time factors; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VETERAN;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS; VETERANS;

EID: 65249166960     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200806-890OC     Document Type: Article

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