Physician peer group characteristics and timeliness of breast cancer surgery
Bachand J, Soulos PR, Herrin J, Pollack CE, Xu X, Ma X, Gross CP. Physician peer group characteristics and timeliness of breast cancer surgery. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2018, 170: 657-665. PMID: 29693229, PMCID: PMC6048589, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-018-4789-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysician peer groupsSurgical delayProvider densityPatient racial compositionBreast cancerEnd Results-Medicare dataBreast cancer patientsBreast cancer surgeryResultsThe study sampleConclusionsThe likelihoodBlack patientsCancer surgeryCancer patientsSurgeryPatientsStudy sampleWomenCancerAssociationGroupGroup characteristicsPurposeLittleInterdisciplinary groupPeer groupEpidemiology