The rate of abdominoperineal resections for rectal cancer in the state of Victoria, Australia: A population-based study

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1645-1651

  Marwan, K ^a   Staples, M P ^b   Thursfield, V ^c   Bell, S W ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abdominoperineal resection; Rectal cancer; Sphincter sparing procedure; Surgeon caseload

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER REGISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; POPULATION RESEARCH; RECTUM ABDOMINOPERINEAL RESECTION; RECTUM CARCINOMA; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING;

ABDOMEN; ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERINEUM; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; VICTORIA;

EID: 78651509416     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/DCR.0b013e3181f46485     Document Type: Article

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