Effect of surgeon training, specialization, and experience on outcomes for cancer surgery: A systematic review of the literature

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1799-1808

  Bilimoria, Karl Y ^a   Phillips, Joseph D ^a   Rock, Colin E ^a   Hayman, Amanda ^a   Prystowsky, Jay B ^a,b   Bentrem, David J ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b JESSE BROWN VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CERTIFICATION; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; ONCOLOGY; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CERTIFICATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649229689     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-009-0467-8     Document Type: Article

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