Quality gaps and comparative effectiveness in lung cancer staging: The impact of test sequencing on outcomes

Chest

Volumn 144, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1776-1782

  Almeida, Francisco A ^a   Casal, Roberto F ^b   Jimenez, Carlos A ^c   Eapen, George A ^c   Uzbeck, Mateen ^d   Sarkiss, Mona ^c   Rice, David ^c   Morice, Rodolfo C ^c   Ost, David E ^c  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOBRONCHIAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; MEDIASTINUM LYMPHADENOPATHY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEEDLE BIOPSY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLING; TRANSBRONCHIAL ASPIRATION;

AGED; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG NEOPLASMS; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MEDIASTINOSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84890287457     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.12-3046     Document Type: Article

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