A systematic review of the effect of institution and surgeon factors on surgical outcomes for gastric cancer

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 214, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Mahar, Alyson L ^a,e   McLeod, Robin S ^b,c   Kiss, Alex ^d   Paszat, Lawrence ^c,d   Coburn, Natalie G ^a,c,d  

^a Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^e QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; GASTRECTOMY; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STOMACH CANCER; SURGEON; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84860214304     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2011.12.050     Document Type: Review

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