Impact of facility volume on therapy and survival for locally advanced cervical cancer

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 416-422

  Lin, Jeff F ^a   Berger, Jessica L ^a   Krivak, Thomas C ^a,b   Beriwal, Sushil ^a   Chan, John K ^c   Sukumvanich, Paniti ^a   Monk, Bradley J ^d,e   Richard, Scott D ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^f DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Healthcare outcomes; National cancer database; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

CERVICAL CANCER; HEALTHCARE OUTCOMES; NATIONAL CANCER DATABASE; QUALITY OF CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RADIATION-SENSITIZING AGENTS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894059185     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2013.12.013     Document Type: Article

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