Could Clinical Pathways Improve the Quality of Care in Patients with Gastrointestinal Cancer? A Meta-analysis |
Song, Xu-Ping
(School of Public Health, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University)
Tian, Jin-Hui (Evidence-Based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University) Cui, Qi (School of Public Health, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University) Zhang, Ting-Ting (Evidence-Based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University) Yang, Ke-Hu (Evidence-Based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University) Ding, Guo-Wu (School of Public Health, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University) |
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