Improving on national quality indicators of breast cancer care in a large public hospital as a means to decrease disparities for african american women

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 34-39

  Rizzo, Monica ^a,b   Bumpers, Harvey ^b,c   Okoli, Joel ^b,c   Senior Crosby, Diana ^a,b   O'Regan, Ruth ^a,b   Zelnak, Amelia ^a,b   Pan, Lin ^d   Mosunjac, Marina ^a   Patterson, Sharla Gayle ^a,b   Gabram, Sheryl G A ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Avon Comprehensive Breast Center at Grady   (United States)

^c MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE INHIBITOR; TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER STAGING; CASE MANAGER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651351899     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-010-1204-z     Document Type: Article

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