Waiting times for diagnosis and treatment of head and neck cancer in Denmark in 2010 compared to 1992 and 2002

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1627-1633

  Lyhne, N M ^a   Christensen, A ^b   Alanin, M C ^b   Bruun, M T ^c   Jung, T H ^d   Bruhn, M A ^e   Jespersen, J B B ^e   Kristensen, C A ^b   Andersen, E ^d   Godballe, C ^c   Buchwald, C ^b   Bundgaard, T ^a   Johansen, J ^c   Lambertsen, K ^e   Primdahl, H ^a   Toustrup, K ^a   Sorensen J A ^c   Overgaard, J ^a   Grau, C ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Clinical pathways; Continuity of care; Fast track; Head and neck cancer; Radiotherapy; Surgery; Waiting times

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; LARYNX CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MOUTH SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICES; TIME FACTORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 84876135080     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: 18790852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2012.11.034     Document Type: Article

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