National assessment of melanoma care using formally developed quality indicators

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 27, Issue 32, 2009, Pages 5445-5451

  Bilimoria, Karl Y ^a   Raval, Mehul V ^a   Bentrem, David J ^a   Wayne, Jeffrey D ^a   Balch, Charles M ^a   Ko, Clifford Y ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CERTIFICATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSENSUS; DATA BASE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISTOLOGY; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PELVIS LYMPH NODE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SKIN EXAMINATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED STATES; VALIDITY; FACTUAL DATABASE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; MELANOMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 73949113637     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.9965     Document Type: Article

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