Table 1 Selected hospital characteristics: Mean values, minimum, maximum, standard deviation, median.

	Mean value	Minimum	Maximum	Standard deviation	Median	No details given
How many doctors (lead surgeons) operate on patients with primary breast cancer at your surgical facility?	3.2	1	16	1.7	3	1
How many trained specialist cancer nurses work at your surgical facility?	2.3	0	20	2.1	2	4
How many days, on average, elapse between the primary breast cancer being diagnosed at your surgical facility and the actual surgery?	8.8	0	25	4.2	8	3
How long, on average, is the in-patient stay of patients with primary breast cancer at your surgical facility?	5.3	3	10	1.3	5	3