Surgical specialization and training - Its relation to clinical outcome for colorectal cancer surgery

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-11

  Anwar, Suhail ^a   Fraser, Sheila ^a   Hill, Jim ^b  

^a HUDDERSFIELD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cancer outcomes; Colorectal; Surgery; Surgical specialization; Surgical training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SPECIALIZATION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84855531969     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2010.01525.x     Document Type: Article

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