Association of Adherence to Quality Metrics with Recurrence or Mortality among Veterans with Colorectal Cancer.

Gretchen C EdwardsRichard L MartinLauren R SamuelsKenneth WymanChristina E BaileyColleen M KiernanRebecca A SnyderRobert S DittusChristianne L Roumie

Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2020)

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network guideline metric adherence was associated with a lower rate of recurrence and death in the surgical phase of care among stage I-III patients with resected colorectal cancer.

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