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Barriers to the diffusion of advanced surgical techniques
Author(s) -
Richstone Lee,
Kavoussi Louis R.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.23369
Subject(s) - medicine , pace , renal cell carcinoma , diffusion , quality (philosophy) , laparoscopy , general surgery , surgery , intensive care medicine , oncology , philosophy , physics , geodesy , epistemology , thermodynamics , geography
The diffusion of laparoscopy and nephron‐sparing surgery for the management of renal cell carcinoma has occurred at an alarmingly slow pace. Complex physician, economic, and marketing forces are responsible for this significant quality‐of‐care concern.