Rectal cancer and teaching hospitals: Hospital teaching status affects use of neoadjuvant radiation and survival for rectal cancer patients

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1156-1163

  Stewart, David B ^a   Hollenbeak, Christopher ^a,b   Desharnais, Susan ^c   Camacho, Fabian ^b   Gladowski, Patricia ^d   Goff, Vickie L ^d   Wang, Li ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Highmark Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RECTUM CANCER; RURAL AREA; TEACHING HOSPITAL; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOADJUVANT THERAPY; NEOPLASM STAGING; PENNSYLVANIA; PROGNOSIS; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875217506     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-012-2769-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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