Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	11175
Country	Taiwan

Received	2014-05-07 20:45
Peer-Review Started	2014-05-07 21:51
First Decision by Editorial Office Director
Return for Revision	2014-06-15 15:26
Revised	2014-07-03 09:54
Publication Fee Transferred
Second Decision by Editor	2014-08-28 09:55
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2014-08-28 10:10
Articles in Press	2014-08-28 10:49
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript	2015-01-19 10:41
Publish the Manuscript Online	2015-01-27 15:33

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Category	Health Care Sciences & Services
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Study
Article Title	Hospital type- and volume-outcome relationships in esophageal cancer patients receiving non-surgical treatments
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Po-Kuei Hsu, Hui-Shan Chen, Bing-Yen Wang, Shiao-Chi Wu, Chao-Yu Liu, Chih-Hsun Shih and Chia-Chuan Liu
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Chia-Chuan Liu, MD, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center, 125, Lide Rd., Beitou Dist., Taipei 112, Taiwan. gcliu@kfsyscc.org
Key Words	Cancer registry; Esophageal cancer; Hospital volume; Hospital type; Survival
Core Tip	The hospital type-outcome and volume-outcome relationships in patients with esophageal cancer who receive surgical resection are well established. However, little is known concerning the hospital type- and volume-outcome relationships in patients without surgical resection. Our population-based study, including 3955 non-surgically treated patients, showed that the medical center is not a significant prognostic factor. Moreover, the high-volume hospitals were not associated with better survival rates compared with the low-volume hospitals.
Publish Date	2015-01-27 15:33
Citation	Hsu PK, Chen HS, Wang BY, Wu SC, Liu CY, Shih CH, Liu CC. Hospital type- and volume-outcome relationships in esophageal cancer patients receiving non-surgical treatments. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(4): 1234-1242
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i4/1234.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i4.1234

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