The effect of EUSOMA certification on quality of breast cancer care

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1423-1429

  Van Dam, P A ^a   Tomatis, M ^b   Marotti, L ^c   Heil, J ^d   Wilson, R ^e   Rosselli Del Turco, M ^c   Mayr, C ^f   Costa, A ^g   Danei, M ⁱ   Denk, A ^j   Emons, G ^k   Friedrichs, K ^l   Harbeck, N ^m   Kiechle, M ⁿ   Koheler, U ^o   Kuemmel, S ^p   Maass, N ^q   Marth, C ^h   Prove A ^r   Kimmig, R ^s   Rageth, C ^t   Regolo, L ^u   Salehi, L ^v   Sarlos, D ^w   Singer, C ^x   Sohn, C ^d   Staelens, G ^y   Tinterri, C ^z   Ponti, A ^b   Cretella, E ^f   Kern, P ^s   Stoeblen, F ^p   Emons, A ^k   Van Eygen, K ^y   Ettl, J ⁿ   Zanini, V ^u   Van As, A ^r   Daniaux, M ^q   Gatzemeier, W ^z   Catalano, G ^g   Schneeweiss, A ^d   Wuerstlein, R ^aa   more..

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b CITTÀ DELLA SALUTE E DELLA SCIENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c EUSOMA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^e ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f GIPMa   (Italy)

^g Centro Senologia Multimedica Castellanza   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

ⁱ Marien Hospital Aachen   (Germany)

^j Brustzentrum St Joseph Stift   (Germany)

^k UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^l Mammazentrum Hamburg   (Germany)

^m UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

ⁿ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^o Klinikum St Georg   (Germany)

^p KLINIKEN ESSEN MITTE   (Germany)

^q BrustGesundheitZentrum Tirol   (Australia)

^r SINT AUGUSTINUS HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^s UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^t Breast Center Zurich   (Switzerland)

^u IRCCS   (Italy)

^v DR HORST SCHMIDT KLINIKEN   (Germany)

^w Brustzentrum Mittelland Kantonsspitäler Aarau/Olten ^*  (Switzerland)

^x MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^y AZ GROENINGE   (Belgium)

^z HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^aa LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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Author keywords

Audit; Benchmarking; Breast cancer; Chemotherapy; EUSOMA; Quality control; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CERTIFICATION; HUMAN; INTRADUCTAL CARCINOMA; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ADJUVANT THERAPY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CANCER CENTER; CARCINOMA; CARCINOMA, INTRADUCTAL, NONINFILTRATING; COHORT ANALYSIS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MASTECTOMY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDS;

BENCHMARKING; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; CARCINOMA; CARCINOMA, INTRADUCTAL, NONINFILTRATING; CERTIFICATION; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; COHORT STUDIES; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; STANDARD OF CARE;

EID: 84943814843     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: 15322157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2015.06.006     Document Type: Article

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