Open AccessThe Quality of Early-Stage Breast Cancer Care
Author(s) -
Nina A. Bickell,
Arthur H. Aufses,
Mark R. Chassin
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-200008000-00012
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , stage (stratigraphy) , cancer , radiation therapy , adjuvant therapy , health care , systemic therapy , breast conserving surgery , mastectomy , surgery , general surgery , paleontology , biology , economics , economic growth
To assess whether recent practice has improved, the authors created detailed, evidence-based guidelines and assessed the quality of early-stage breast cancer care at four hospitals in the metropolitan New York area.