Oral Oncology
Volume 46, Issue 4 , Pages 271-275 , April 2010

Multivariate analyses to assess the effect of surgeon volume on survival rate in oral cancer: A nationwide population-based study in Taiwan

  • Ching-Chih Lee

      Affiliations

    • Community Medicine Research Center and Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Otolaryngology, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
    • School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualian, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hsu-Chueh Ho

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
    • School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualian, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Pesus Chou

      Affiliations

    • Community Medicine Research Center and Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: No.155, Sec. 2, Linong Street, Taipei 112, Taiwan. Tel.: +886 5 2648000x5231; fax: +886 5 2648006.

Received 1 December 2009 ,Revised 6 January 2010 ,Accepted 7 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2010.01.006

Oral Oncology
Volume 46, Issue 4 , Pages 271-275 , April 2010

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