The British journal of surgery
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Multicenter Study
Cohort study in South and West England of the influence of specialization on the management and outcome of patients with oesophageal and gastric cancers.
To evaluate specialization in National Health Service (NHS) cancer care, volume-outcome relationships were examined. ⋯ The study supports concentration of services for oesophageal and gastric cancers. Specialization of doctors and their teams is at least as important as specialization of hospitals.