Effect of hospital characteristics on outcome of patients with gastric cancer: A population based study in North-East Netherlands

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 449-455

  Siemerink, E J M ^a   Schaapveld, M ^b   Plukker, J T M ^a   Mulder, N H ^a   Hospers, G A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Integraal Kankercentrum Noord Nederland   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gastric cancer; Hospital type; Hospital volume; Outcome; Population North East Netherlands; Referral pattern

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH ADENOCARCINOMA; STOMACH SURGERY; SURVIVAL TIME; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PROGNOSIS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952420432     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: 15322157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2010.03.011     Document Type: Article

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