Background: Black–white disparities exist in receipt of recommended medical care, including
colorectal cancer treatment. This retrospective cohort study examines the degree to which …

Context: Cancer care requires specialty surgical and medical resources that are less likely to
be found in rural areas. Purpose: To examine the travel patterns and distances of rural and …

Objective: To describe unplanned procedures following colorectal cancer surgery that might
be used as intermediate outcome measures, and to determine their association with …

Background: Certain factors, such as race or age, are known to be associated with variation
in initiation of adjuvant chemotherapy for stage III colon cancer, but little is known about what …

Hypothesis Although numerous studies have demonstrated an association between surgical
volume and improved outcome in cancer surgery, the specific structures and mechanisms …

Medical students enter medical school hoping to have good relationships with their patients.
Along with residents, however, they are exposed to a hidden curriculum that places the …

OBJECTIVES: This study examined differences among obstetricians, family physicians, and
certified nurse-midwives in the patterns of obstetric care provided to low-risk patients. …

Objectives: Birth certificates are a major source of population-based data on maternal and
perinatal health, but their value depends on the accuracy of the data. This study assesses the …

Background: Ambulatory care sensitive hospitalizations (ACSHs) are commonly used as
measures of access to and quality of care. They are defined as hospitalizations for certain acute …

BACKGROUND This study examined elderly stage II and III rectal cancer patients' adjuvant
chemoradiation therapy adherence, trends in adherence over time, and the relation of levels …