Evaluating the quality of colorectal cancer care in the state of Florida: Results from the Florida initiative for quality cancer care

Journal of Oncology Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 239-246

  Siegel, Erin M ^a   Jacobsen, Paul B ^a   Malafa, Mokenge ^a   Fulp, William ^a   Fletcher, Michelle ^a   Lee, Ji Hyun ^a   Smith, Jesusa Corazon R ^a   Brown, Richard ^a   Levine, Richard ^a   Cartwright, Thomas ^a   Abesada Terk, Guillermo ^a   Kim, George ^a   Alemany, Carlos ^a   Faig, Douglas ^a   Sharp, Philip ^a   Markham, Merry Jennifer ^a   Shibata, David ^a  

^a H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INVASION; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURGERY; COLORECTAL CANCER; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84870352817     PISSN: 15547477     EISSN: 1935469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JOP.2011.000477     Document Type: Article

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