Variability in the quality of rectal cancer care in public hospitals in Catalonia (Spain): Clinical audit as a basis for action

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 325-333

  Manchon Walsh, P ^a,b   Borras, J M ^a,b   Espinas, J A ^a,b   Aliste, L ^a,b  

^a Regional Health Authority   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Guidelines; Population based; Quality assessment; Rectal cancer; Surgery; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER SURGERY; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RECTUM CANCER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOADJUVANT THERAPY; NEOPLASM STAGING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPAIN;

EID: 79952447040     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: 15322157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2011.01.014     Document Type: Article

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