Assessment of pancreatic cancer care in the United States based on formally developed quality indicators

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 101, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 848-859

  Bilimoria, Karl Y ^a,b   Bentrem, David J ^b   Lillemoe, Keith D ^c   Talamonti, Mark S ^b,d   Ko, Clifford Y ^a,e,f  

^a Cancer Programs   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXPERT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANCREAS CANCER; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES; ADULT; AGED; CANCER CENTER; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PANCREAS RESECTION; PANCREAS TUMOR; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PANCREATECTOMY; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH DESIGN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67449149613     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: 14602105     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djp107     Document Type: Article

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