The effect of regionalization on outcome in esophagectomy: A Canadian national study

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 485-490

  Finley, Christian J ^a,b   Jacks, Lindsay ^a,b   Keshavjee, Shaf ^a,b   Darling, Gail ^a,b  

^a ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMORBIDITY; DATA BASE; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONALIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960947146     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: 15526259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.02.089     Document Type: Article

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