Differences in initial treatment patterns and outcomes of lung cancer in the elderly

Lung Cancer

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 235-252

  Smith, Thomas J ^a   Penberthy, Lynne ^a   Desch, Christopher E ^a   Whittemore, Martha ^a   Newschaffer, Craig ^b   Hillner, Bruce E ^a   McClish, Donna ^a   Retchin, Sheldon M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost; Economic analysis; Lung cancer treatment; Practice variation; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MEDICARE; MORBIDITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

EID: 0029188255     PISSN: 01695002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-5002(95)00496-3     Document Type: Article

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