Does thoracic irradiation improve survival and local control in limited-stage small-cell carcinoma of the lung? A meta-analysis

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1992, Pages 890-895

  Warde, P ^a,b   Payne, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSENSITIVITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; HUMAN; LUNG NEOPLASMS; META-ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; THORAX;

EID: 0026716516     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.1992.10.6.890     Document Type: Article

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