Quality of Care for Lung Cancer in Taiwan: A Pattern of Care Based on Core Measures in the Taiwan Cancer Database Registry

Background/Purpose: To investigate the quality of care (QOC) for lung cancer in Taiwan, as measured by pattern of care (POC) variation. Methods: Based on core measures in the Taiwan Cancer Database (TCDB) registry, QOC for lung cancer was measured as variation in POC for 16 selected core measures fo...

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Main Authors: Chun-Ru Chien, Chun-Ming Tsai, Siew-Tzuh Tang, Kuo-Piao Chung, Chao-Hua Chiu, Mei-Shu Lai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-08-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664608601813