Volume-outcome analysis of colorectal cancer-related outcomes

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1416-1430

  Borowski, D W ^a,d   Bradburn, D M ^b   Mills, S J ^b,d   Bharathan, B ^a,d   Wilson, R G ^c   Ratcliffe, A A ^e   Kelly, S B ^a  

^a NORTH TYNESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WANSBECK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Hexham General Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^e BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON TUMOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; RECTUM TUMOR; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY SIZE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956405576     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.7111     Document Type: Conference Paper

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