Does volume influence outcome in cancer surgery? Analysis based on clinical-administrative data;¿Influye en el proceso y en los resultados el volumen de procedimientos en la cirugía del cáncer? Análisis basado en datos clínico-administrativos

Cirugia Espanola

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 179-188

  Pla, Roger ^a   Pons, Joan M V ^b   Ramón González, Juan ^c   Maria Borràs, Josep ^a,c  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^b Catalan Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Research   (Spain)

^c CATALAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Hospital; Oncology; Physicians; Quality; Results; Surgery; Volume

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896694166     PISSN: 0009739X     EISSN: 1578147X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-739X(04)72293-9     Document Type: Article

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