title: Taking action on the volume-quality relationship: how long can we hide our heads in the colostomy bag?
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Bruce E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Hillner
authors.forename: Harry D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Bear
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D003125:Colostomy / Q000401:mortality / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012042:Registries; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents