Benefits of a well-structured diagnostic process in colon cancer

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-21

  Klemann, Victor M W T ^a   Wolters, Frank L ^a   Konsten, Joop L M ^a  

^a VIECURI MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Colon cancer; Preoperative work up; Well structured diagnostics

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; COLON TUMOR; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; TIME;

AGED; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OFFICE VISITS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79551517307     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000321894     Document Type: Article

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