The effect of provider case volume on cancer mortality: Systematic review and meta-analysis

CA Cancer Journal for Clinicians

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 192-211

  Gruen, Russell L ^a,e   Pitt, Veronica ^b   Green, Sally ^e   Parkhill, Anne ^b   Campbell, Donald ^c   Jolley, Damien ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER MORTALITY; COLON CANCER; DATA BASE; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; HUMAN; LIVER CANCER; NEOPLASM; PANCREAS CANCER; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; REVIEW; STOMACH CANCER; SURVIVAL TIME; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; HEALTH FACILITY SIZE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; RISK; SURVIVAL RATE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 65749091055     PISSN: 00079235     EISSN: 15424863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3322/caac.20018     Document Type: Review

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