Volume-outcome associations in head and neck cancer treatment: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Head and Neck

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1820-1834

  Eskander, Antoine ^a   Merdad, Mazin ^a   Irish, Jonathan C ^a,b   Hall, Stephen F ^c,d   Groome, Patti A ^d   Freeman, Jeremy L ^a,e   Urbach, David R ^a   Goldstein, David P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Free flap reconstruction; Head and neck cancer; Health services research; Hospital volume; Meta analysis; Neck dissection; Surgeon volume; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER THERAPY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HIGH VOLUME HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LONG TERM SURVIVAL; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PATIENT; REVIEW; SALIVARY GLAND CANCER; SURGEON; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; LOW VOLUME HOSPITAL; MORTALITY;

HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HOSPITALS, HIGH-VOLUME; HOSPITALS, LOW-VOLUME; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 84912047937     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: 10970347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hed.23498     Document Type: Review

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