Utilization of cancer registry data for monitoring quality of care

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 201, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 645-649

  Beatty, J David ^a   Adachi, Mariko ^a   Bonham, Candy ^a   Atwood, Mary ^a   Potts, Mary S ^b   Hafterson, Jennifer L ^b   Aye, Ralph W ^a  

^a SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cancer Program Practice Profile Reports; Cancer registry; Monitoring quality of care; Multidisciplinary cancer care

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; METHOTREXATE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE DATABASE;

EID: 79955687756     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2011.01.004     Document Type: Article

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