Regional variation in quality of prostate cancer care

Journal of Urology

Volumn 191, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 957-963

  Schroeck, Florian R ^a,b   Kaufman, Samuel R ^a   Jacobs, Bruce L ^a,b   Skolarus, Ted A ^a,b,c   Hollingsworth, John M ^a   Shahinian, Vahakn B ^b   Hollenbeck, Brent K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

health services research; prostatic neoplasms; quality improvement; quality of health care; small area analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANDROGEN DEPRIVATION THERAPY; ARTICLE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CANCER CENTER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; RADIATION ONCOLOGIST; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UROLOGIST;

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SMALL-AREA ANALYSIS;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84898401198     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: 15273792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2013.10.066     Document Type: Article

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