Currently Available Quality Improvement Initiatives in Surgical Oncology

Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 367-375

  Merkow, Ryan P ^a,b,c   Bilimoria, Karl Y ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Oncology; Quality; Quality measure; Surgery

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER CENTER; CANCER SURGERY; COLORECTAL CANCER; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ONCOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANCREAS RESECTION; REVIEW; SURGICAL ONCOLOGY;

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860859422     PISSN: 10553207     EISSN: 15585042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soc.2012.03.011     Document Type: Review

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