Timeliness of cancer care from diagnosis to treatment: A comparison between patients with breast, colon, rectal or lung cancer

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 197-204

  Li, Xue ^a   Scarfe, Andrew ^a,b   King, Karen ^a,b   Fenton, David ^a,b   Butts, Charles ^a,b   Winget, Marcy ^a,b  

^a ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasm; Colorectal neoplasm; Health services research; Lung neoplasm; Quality indicators; Quality of healthcare

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANADA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COLON CANCER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 84875778980     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzt003     Document Type: Article

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