Lymph node counts in colon cancer surgery - Lessons for users of quality indicators

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Simunovic, Marko
Baxter, Nancy N.
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[1] Univ Toronto, St Michaels Hosp, Dept Surg, Toronto, ON M5B 1W8, Canada
[2] McMaster Univ, Dept Surg, Hamilton, ON, Canada
[3] McMaster Univ, Dept Surg, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada
[4] McMaster Univ, Dept Oncol, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada
[5] McMaster Univ, Dept Clin Epidemiol & Biostat, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada
[6] Univ Toronto, St Michaels Hosp, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Inst, Toronto, ON M5B 1W8, Canada
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JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION | 2007年 / 298卷 / 18期
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10.1001/jama.298.18.2194
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R5 [内科学];
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页码:2194 / 2195
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