UCLA cancer researchers develop quality measures for colorectal cancer surgery
14th Nov 2006, 22:41 GMT
A set of quality measures used to evaluate the quality of care received by patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer has been created by UCLA researchers in an effort to improve care before, during and after the surgery.
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